Some of Gov. Beverly Perdue's smaller donations are also interesting.

As previously noted, Perdue raised $17.8 million through the end of 2008 for her successful campaign for governor, including a number of political action committees and big donors.

But some of the smaller donors from her final campaign finance report are also worth noting: 

* Former Supreme Court Justice Burley Mitchell gave $2,000.

* Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner and his wife Jane gave $2,000. 

* Former Sen. Lauch Faircloth gave $2,000.

* Perdue's recently appointed general counsel, Eddie Speas, gave $1,750.

* Administration Secretary Britt Cobb gave $1,000 on Oct. 28. He is the only member of Gov. Mike Easley's Cabinet to remain under Perdue.

* Former Orange County commissioner Moses Carey gave $300. Perdue appointed him chairman of the Employment Security Commission.

* Perdue's deputy campaign manager, David Kochman, and communications staffer Kennetha Smith each gave $250.

* The head of Perdue's gubernatorial endowment effort, Tom Lambeth, gave $200.

* Former U.S. Sen. Robert Morgan gave $200.

* Noted Washington, D.C., political consultant Donna Brazile gave $100.

Beverly Perdue received $7.5 million in donations by mid-April of 2008.

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate raised $1.7 million from donors in the first quarter of 2008, according to a report filed with the State Board of Elections.

Major donors included Shelby publisher Douglas Brown, former Disney executive Michael Eisner and Golden Corral CEO Theodore Fowler Jr.

She also raised $49,700 from political action committees, including Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC, the Asheville Anesthesia Associates PAC, the Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina and the Communications Workers of America.

In addition, she loaned her campaign $500,000. Her campaign still owes $275,000 in loans from her husband Robert Eaves Jr. from a previous election.

In the first quarter of the year, Perdue spent $5.9 million on TV ads, polling, office expenses and consulting, leaving her with $938,400 in cash on hand at the end of the reporting period.