Democratic nominee for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is posting a juggernaut fundraising haul this week. During the latest cycle, Mamdani raised over $1 million in private donations, more than he raised in any previous period, his campaign exclusively told City & State ahead of the public filing disclosure. On July 14, the day former Gov. Andrew Cuomo relaunched his independent campaign on X, Mamdani replied with a fundraising link that quickly outstripped Cuomo’s video post in likes (175,000 more) and retweets. The Mamdani campaign raised over $150,000 that day alone, they said.
The total haul came from 8,628 donors who gave between July 12 and Aug. 18. The average donation was $122, though the campaign said half of the donations it received were less than $25. The campaign is exp