Democratic governor candidate Paul Davis took in contributions of $1.1 million since January, while Republican Gov. Sam Brownback received donations of $744,000 and accepted a second $500,000 loan from his running mate, reports said Monday.

Brownback, Davis and other candidates for state office in Kansas were required to submit documentation of campaign finance activities for the period from Jan. 1 through this past Thursday. A previous report captured donations and expenditures through Dec. 31.

Documents submitted to the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission confirm Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer made a private loan of $500,000 to Brownback's campaign Dec. 31 and revealed the campaign had repaid him in full Jan. 2.

On the day before last week's reporting deadline, the new disclosure report said, Colyer again loaned the governor $500,000.

In both instances, the lieutenant governor's infusion of cash gave Brownback a fundraising cushion over Davis.

The campaign of Davis and running mate Jill Docking reported generating $1.12 million in contributions since Jan. 1 to compile an election-cycle total of $2.12 million. Their campaign had cash reserves of $1.3 million.

Brownback, of Topeka, documented donations of $744,000 so far in 2014, but accounting for the second $500,000 loan by Colyer pushed receipts to $1.2 million. The governor began his re-election quest with a large reserve fund.

The reports show the governor raised $2.25 million in this election cycle and held $2.3 million in cash. However, both figures include the $500,000 loan.

"We are delighted with the support that Kansans are showing for our campaign," Brownback said. "This report shows that our campaign continues to build momentum and that Kansans are concerned about what the future would hold under a Lawrence liberal and Obama-styled Democrat."

Davis, a House member from Lawrence, said his capacity to generate donations reflected voter consternation with the governor's leadership.

"Kansans are deeply concerned about Sam Brownback’s ‘real live experiment’ and the toll it is taking on our state," Davis said. "Our donors are a clear reflection of the broad, bipartisan support Jill and I have earned during the past year."

Alma lawyer Keen Umbehr, Libertarian Party nominee for governor, reported raising $19,900 since January and held $11,000 in his campaign treasury.

In other statewide races, Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he raised $104,000 this year and possessed $198,000 in cash. GOP primary challenger Scott Morgan, of Lawrence, reported generating contributions of $20,900 in the two-month period since launching a bid to unseat Kobach. The statewide primary is Aug. 5.

"This has never been about cash," Morgan said. "This has always been about a cause. This was always going to be a David and Goliath campaign with Kobach having hundreds of thousands of dollars and my campaign having nothing more than a message of Kansas decency that resonates with hundreds of thousands of Kansans."

The Democratic candidate for secretary of state, Jean Schodorf, raised $62,000 but spent down her account to $8,000.

Attorney General Derek Schmidt, an Independence Republican, raised $43,000 this year to leave him with $367,000 in reserve. Topeka Democrat Anthony Kotich, the lone candidate for the Democratic nomination, raised $12,000 but had $4,300 left in his account.