Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo raised nearly $1 million for his New York City mayoral campaign in recent weeks, including almost $400,000 in the 36 hours after Mayor Eric Adams abandoned his re-election bid, Mr. Cuomo’s campaign said on Friday.
Mr. Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, is scrambling to catch up to Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, who has significant leads in both fund-raising and polling. Mr. Mamdani, a state assemblyman from Queens, said last month that he had raised enough money to hit the race’s $8 million fund-raising cap.
With Mr. Adams’s withdrawal, Mr. Cuomo has increased his efforts to make the campaign a two-man race and is trying to win over the mayor’s supporters and donors. Mr. Cuomo said he would speak with Mr. Adams soon and was seeking his endorsement.
“Momentum is on our side at exactly the right moment,” William J. Mulrow, Mr. Cuomo’s campaign chairman, said in a statement. “Voters are just now tuning into this race, and they want a safe city they can afford to live in, and they know Andrew Cuomo has the experience to deliver.”
Mr. Cuomo’s campaign said that it had raised $940,000 during the most recent fund-raising period, from mid-August to late September and that it expected the figure to grow to $3.6 million with the inclusion of public matching funds.
More than three-quarters of Mr. Cuomo’s donations came from New York City residents, and the average contribution was $328, his campaign said.
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