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.
Mamdani raised just over $1 million through a pool of small donations from his grassroots campaign efforts between July 12 and Aug. 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.
A poll from Sienna College found Mamdani ahead of his challengers by almost 20 points, while a poll average from Decision Desk HQ’s (DDHQ) projects him besting Cuomo, who is also running as an independent, by 13 points.
Mamdani’s policies promoting a rent freeze, city run grocery stores and free childcare has resonated with voters in recent weeks, with some dubbing him the “champion” of working class voters.
If elected, he’d become New York City’s second democratic socialist mayor.
