SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Jill Stein, the two-time Green Party candidate for president, chipped in a few bucks for the Syracuse mayoral race last month.

Stein cut a check to Howie Hawkins' campaign for $250 on Nov. 5, two days before the election, according to Hawkins' recently filed campaign contribution report.

Hawkins, running on the Green Party line, came in third place in the election on Nov. 7.

Stein was one of about two dozen donors to contribute $100 or more to Hawkins' campaign in its final two weeks. Most of Hawkins' donors gave small amounts: $30 here, $50 there. He received several donations for $5 or $10.

In all, Hawkins raised $31,809.75, including $17,250 in loans from himself. He made a point that he would not take money from any for-profit or corporate interests (though it's not clear if any such organizations offered).

Hawkins was largely outspent by his better-funded opponents. Ben Walsh, who won the election, raised more than $350,000.

The Stein donation, though relatively minor, reflects Hawkins' continuing influence in the Green Party of the United States, of which he is a co-founder. Stein has been the party's candidate in the last two presidential elections.

The donation to Hawkins was Stein's only contribution in New York state this year, according to Board of Elections records.

Hawkins received 1,017 votes last month, putting him in third place in the election behind Walsh (13,584) and Democrat Juanita Perez Williams (9,701). He received more votes than Republican Laura Lavine (673).

The race for Syracuse mayor attracted lots of attention from state and national political players, mostly from the Democratic Party. As the gap between Perez Williams (the early front-runner) and Walsh narrowed, politicians from Andrew Cuomo to Joe Biden offered statements of support for Perez Williams, hoping to tip the scales toward the party candidate. The chairman of the Democratic National Committee came to town to stump for her as well.