De Blasio holds a commanding lead against his primary challengers — he has raised about $ 4.8 million
in campaign contributions compared to leading opponent Albanese, who has raised about $ 175,000.
Not exact matches
Male donors are also increasing their participation
in the
campaign finance system by some 60 percent this election cycle, with nearly 1 million men so far making a political
contribution in a congressional race,
compared with about 615,000 at this point
in the 2016 cycle, according to the center's data.
Authorities are also examining whether fundraising efforts for Democratic state senate candidates violated
campaign contribution limit laws by being routed to other committees, which were allowed to rake
in huge donations
compared to caps on single donors directly to a candidate's
campaign.