New York City mayoral candidate Mamdani leads fundraising race

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) raked in over $1 million in campaign funding in recent weeks, out-earning both former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, Report informs via The Hill.

Mamdani raised just over $1 million through a pool of small donations from his grassroots campaign efforts between July 12 and August 18, according to the city’s campaign finance board.

The Democratic nominee’s average donor contributed $121 with almost an equal split of contributions from both in and outside of state.

Cuomo’s donations totaled $541,301 during the same period, with an average contribution size of $646. Some of the funding was pulled from his former state campaign account.

Adams, who is running as an independent, fundraised $425,181 with an average donation of $770.

Mamdani’s dominance in the campaign funding realm has also translated into a clear lead in the polls.

Early August surveys show him leading the five-person field race by double digits.