Even with celebrity pals chipping in, Cynthia Nixon is badly trailing Gov. Andrew Cuomo in financial resources as the Democratic primary heads into the final month, records show.
Nixon only has $441,000 left in her account after raising $291,239 from July 13 to Aug 9, according to records made public Tuesday.
By comparison, Cuomo took in $393,367 during the same period — and has more than $24 million left.
Nixon also listed $99,637 worth of “in-kind” support from the Working Families Party, which has endorsed her in the Sept. 13 primary.
Nixon’s campaign pointed out that its support was broad, coming from some 1,000 contributors.
“We are seeing a level of grassroots momentum that Cuomo has failed to tap into during his entire two-decade career in New York politics,” said Nixon campaign manager Haley Prim.
Numerous boldface names popped up in Nixon’s filing, including: “The Closer” actress Kyra Sedgwick ($10,000); Danny DeVito and his wife, Rhea Pearlman ($5,000 each); “Sex and the City” co-star Kirstin Davis ($5,000), and actress Helen Hunt ($400).
A Cuomo spokeswoman said the governor could have raised more but was focusing his efforts on helping other Democrats through a new political action committee.
“With Trump and Republicans in Washington threatening New York’s way of life — from health care and women’s rights to immigration and tax reform — the governor is laser-focused on taking back the US House to protect the people of this state,” said Cuomo campaign manager Maggie Moran.
Hedge fund manager John Petry — who serves on the board of the Success Academy, the city’s largest charter school network — was Cuomo’s largest single donor this round at $45,100.
His campaign also received a $5,000 from shoe designer Steven Madden, who was sentenced to 41 months for stock fraud and mentioned in the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
Madden defended his donation and addressed his criminal past.
“Fair question. But in my case I had a second chance and I’ve made the most of it,” he said.
“Second chances is one of the great things about America.”
Despite leading Nixon by 2-to-1 margins in public polls, Cuomo is spending big to ward off the insurgent, an eye-popping $7.4 million over the past month.
That’s more than double the $3.1 million Cuomo’s campaign spent during the same time period in 2014, when he faced a primary challenge from Zephyr Teachout, now running for attorney general.
The lion’s share went to TV ads touting his Excelsior Scholarship program and his positions opposing the NRA and President Trump.
His campaign also donated more than $400,000 to a variety of advocacy and constituent groups — including $50,000 apiece to NOW New York City, Planned Parenthood and the National Institute of Reproductive Health, and $18,000 apiece to The Puerto Rican Family Institute and The Mohawk Valley Latino Association, among others.
The Nixon campaign spent $606,818.83 in the most recent filing period, mostly on payroll, consultants and digital ads.