Connolly & The Small Fry

As we turn the corner from Labor Day to the two-month home stretch of the Boston City Council campaign, John "JC Penny" Connolly remains way ahead of the at-large pack when it comes to banking coin. But he did not top the field for August -- young Felix Arroyo beat him, with help from a roughly $11,000 fundraiser in Puerto Rico.

Below are some money numbers for each of the Big 5 candidates -- leaving aside William Dorcena and Sean Ryan, who will have to do it without big bucks. (Dorcena has $1445 entering September; Ryan has $441.)

One of the lines you'll see for each candidate is "Percent from Boston individuals." This is a figure I've calculated, from the campaign-finance disclosures, of what portion of the candidate's 2011 contributions came from individuals (not PACs) who gave a Boston address. These percentages should be taken with a grain of salt; some donors provide their work address, and others their home address, and that can make a significant difference. So don't put too much stock in that figure, but I think it's interesting anyway.

Felix Arroyo

Total raised in 2011: $80,061

Percent from Boston individuals: 53%

Raised in August: $34,199

Balance at end of August: $107,737

John Connolly

Total raised in 2011: $217,270

Percent from Boston individuals: 46%

Raised in August: $31,133

Balance at end of August: $236,434

(Note: I believe Connolly may have a small additional amount in a CD, but if so it's only a few thousand.)

Michael Flaherty

Total raised in 2011: $71,270

Percent from Boston individuals: 50%

Raised in August: $21,242

Balance at end of August: $30,870

Stephen Murphy

Total raised in 2011: $90,670

Percent from Boston individuals: 42%

Raised in August: $13,700

Balance at end of August: $49,170

(Note: Murphy's reports appear to be missing itemized listings for over $10,000 of contributions, which his campaign is looking into for me. Meanwhile, I've calculated the Boston % using only the itemized contributions.)

(Update: Murphy has had the missing items posted; adding them in, the overall percentage from Boston remains at 42%.)

Ayanna Pressley

Total raised in 2011: $85,631

Percent from Boston individuals: 59%

Raised in August: $23,652

Balance at end of August: $52,681