Political committees, including PACs gave the candidates for governor $468,000.

The largest share of contributions to both candidates came from individual donors.

Democratic Party committees gave Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue $1.1 million in the last three months. That represents 25 percent of her contributions in the recent quarter. Other political committees such as other campaigns or political action committees gave her $297,151, or 6 percent of her donations. Those committees, unlike political parties, are limited to a maximum of $4,000 per election cycle. Individual contributors gave 69 percent of the money she received.

The rest came from interest or refunds.

Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory received $311,401 from Republican Party committees. That represents 10 percent of the money he reported raising. He received 84 percent — $2.6 million from individual contributors and 6 percent, or $311,401 from political committees.

The rest came from refunds or interest.

McCrory got a $4,000 donation from a Coca-Cola political action committee. Perdue got $4,00 from a Pepsi committee.

More PACs that gave $4,000 after the jump.

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Robert Pittenger received $1.5 million in contributions by mid-April of 2008.

The candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor raised $274,404 in the first quarter of 2008, according to his most recent campaign finance report.

Major donors included Raleigh developer Justus Ammons, Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce, Charlotte surgeon Todd Crowley, Eagle Limited chairman Buster Glosson and Holt Hosiery chairman Ralph Holt.

He received $9,250 from political action committees, including Time Warner Cable N.C. PAC, Presbyterian Anesthesia Associates PAC, Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants PAC, and Parker Poe PAC.

In addition, he received a $500,000 loan from his wife, Suzanne, in December. 

He spent on $969,460 office expenses, mailing, postage, Web site maintenance, consulting, and staff salaries in the first quarter of the year.

That left him with $331,809 in cash on hand.