New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani is the firm favorite to win November’s New York City mayoral election after securing the Democratic Party nomination on Tuesday, according to a leading bookmaker.Newsweek contacted Mamdani’s mayoral campaign and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams for comment on Thursday outside of regular office hours via email and inquiry form respectively.Why It MattersIf victorious in November’s mayoral election Mamdani, a democratic socialist, would become one of the most influential left-wing Democrats in the United States.Mamdani has vowed to implement radical policies including launching city owned grocery stores, offering free child care to New Yorkers aged from six weeks to five years and a new two percent tax on residents earning more than $1 million per year.What To KnowAs of 5:30 a.m. ET on Thursday Star Sports were offering odds of 1/4 (80 percent) on Mamdani winning the New York mayoral election on November 4, ahead of Adams on 7/2 (22.2 percent).Adams announced he would run as an independent rather than seeking the Democratic Party nomination again following backlash over his indictment on corruption charges, and the Department of Justice’s subsequent decision to abandon the case. Adams has consistently denied any wrongdoing.On Tuesday Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York, by 43.5 percent of the vote to 36.4 percent according to The AP.Cuomo has previously said he would also stand as an independent if he didn’t win the Democratic primary but on Wednesday The New York Post reported he was planning to drop out of the race, citing “several insiders” close to his team. Newsweek did not verify the NYT sources.In the Star Sports odds, the two main candidates were followed by Republican primary winner Curtis Sliwa on 12/1 (7.7 percent) and independent candidate Jim Walden, a lawyer, with 25/1 (3.8 percent).On Wednesday betting website Polymarket gave Mamdani a 73.6 percent chance of winning the 2025 New York mayoral election, ahead of Adams on 19.4 percent.The New York Young Republican Club sparked controversy by calling for Mamdani to be stripped of his U.S. citizenship and deported, in a social media post.What People Are SayingSpeaking to Newsweek William Kedjanyi, a political betting analyst at Star Sports, said: “Zohran Mamdani has done something remarkable by overturning Andrew Cuomo who had his own weakness in popularity but is a very established figure in Democratic politics. Now, Mamdani has a huge chance to become the first Muslim Mayor of New York. It’s a city that has traditionally been very kind to Democrats, much in the same way as London has been to the left-wing. The incumbent, Eric Adams, is also proving to be very unpopular and is very much seen to be out of touch by voters.”There’s a big opportunity for Mamdani here to go and seal the deal, should he keep the momentum of his campaign up and continue to turn that grassroots energy into something more citywide, which he was able to do in the primary yesterday. But he needs to make his case to the wider population of New York and energize some groups who wouldn’t traditionally consider voting for someone like him.”On Tuesday Mamdani said: “Tonight, we made history. In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‘It always seems impossible until it is done.’ My friends, we have done it. I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City.”After his defeat, Cuomo commented: “I want to applaud the assemblyman for a really smart and good and impactful campaign. Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won.”What Happens NextThe New York Mayoral election will take place on November 4 2025, the winner expected to assume office the following January.