Like fellow Democrat incumbent Michael Barnes, councilwoman at-large Susan Burgess is swimming in cash, $43K to be exact.

Notable donors this cycle include Raleigh lobbyist Rufus Edmisten ($100), Harvey Gantt’s architect partner Jeff Huberman ($100), former councilwoman Cyndee Patterson ($150), WCCB TV exec James Babb ($250), former Springs CEO Crandall Bowles ($250), developers James Dulin, Peter Pappas, and David Furman ($250 each), former councilman Ron Leeper ($250), Belk CEO Tim Belk ($500), developers Daniel Levine, Tood Mansfield, John Crosland, Mark Erwin, Smokey Bissell, and Afshin Ghazi ($500 each), $1500 from execs at Childress Klein, La Raza 106.1 FM CEO Norberto Sanchez ($500), developers Clay Grubb, David Miller, and Stoney Sellars ($1000 each).