Dellinger raised $685,000 by mid-April

Hampton Dellinger received $685,412 in contributions by mid-April.

The candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor raised $108,999 in the first quarter of the year, according to his most recent campaign finance report.

Major donors included U.S. Department of Justice attorney Alisa Klein, Liquidia CEO Steve Nelson, Duke University professor Chris Schroeder and lobbyist Michael Smith.

He also received $4,500 from political action committees this year, including the Communications Workers of America, the Home & Hospice Care of N.C. Association and the N.C. Physical Therapy PAC.

He still has $320,000 in outstanding loans from his parents, Anne and Walter Dellinger, and $2,500 from a personal loan to his campaign.

He spent $372,028 this year on a Web site, office expenses, outreach, flyers and video.

That left him with $586,424 in cash on hand.