For a first-time candidate and long-shot Democratic primary challenger to a well-established incumbent, Reshma Saujani’s fundraising numbers have been pretty impressive.

By tapping the donor list she built up helping former US Sen. Hillary Clinton raise campaign cash, Saujani has managed to bring in $1.19 million through the end of June. She has spent a lot – $768,507 – but still has $428,363 on hand for her bid to unseat Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

The only trouble is that only about $271,800 of that is primary cash, according to an analysis conducted by a pro-Maloney source. The rest is general election money that Saujani can only spend if she’s successful at defeating Maloney, which would more or less guarantee her a victory in this Democrat-dominated city.

Maloney, by contrast, has $2.1 million on hand, $1.5 million on which is primary cash. And Maloney has been focused on bringing in primary money, with $409,000 of the $515,000 she raised in the second quarter good for spending on the September battle, according to Maggie Haberman.

Saujani’s campaign did not dispute the numbers I’ve presented here, but insisted she’ll have sufficient funds to fight hard against Maloney over the next eight weeks. I’m still awaiting an official statement.

UPDATE: As promised, here’s the statement from Saujani spokesman James Allen:

“With the money we have and the money we expect to raise in the next two months, our campaign will have the resources we need to communicate with voters and win this election.”

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