Gov. Mark Sanford raised more than $225,000 toward his 2006 re-election over the past three months, and has more than $700,000 on hand.

Sanford, a Republican elected in 2002, raised nearly $200,000 at one major fund-raiser in May, he said.

State Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum, a Democrat, raised more than $16,000 for the quarter ending June 30, according to State Ethics Commission documents.

Tenenbaum -- who is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2004 or a challenge of Sanford in 2006 -- has just more than $101,000 on hand. She has opened a campaign office on Lincoln Street in Columbia.

Since April, Tenenbaum has received donations from technology firms and Pepsi-Cola Co., as well as several individuals.

Sanford, who has opened a campaign office in the SouthTrust building at Gervais and Assembly streets, has received donations from a wide variety of interests, including outdoor advertisers, tech firms, insurance agents and law firms.

On May 23, Sanford received a $3,500 donation -- the maximum allowable under state law -- from cigarette giant Philip Morris USA.

Sanford has opposed attempts to raise the state's tax on cigarettes, unless it is packaged with a decrease in state income taxes.

Former Gov. Jim Hodges, whom Sanford defeated in 2002, has more than $44,000 remaining in his campaign account.

In the past quarter, Hodges gave $5,000 of his money to the North Carolina Democratic Party, according to his campaign filing.

Hodges said Wednesday he was asked to donate to the North Carolina party and was happy to oblige.

"I have a lot of friends in North Carolina Democratic Party politics and was happy to help out," he said, "just as I'm happy to help the party here."