Miami’s election is less than a week away, and online prediction markets have Eileen Higgins as the favorite in the city’s overcrowded Mayor’s race.
Higgins, a thrice-elected Miami-Dade County Commissioner, is far and away the front-runner — based on traders’ expectations — among four top candidates listed on Polymarket , a blockchain-based prediction market where users trade shares on outcomes of future events using cryptocurrency.
The platform shows that 66% of traders believe Higgins will come out on top of a field of 13 candidates competing to succeed term-limited Mayor Francis Suarez .
As of Wednesday morning, $4,733 had been traded on Higgins winning.
Former Miami Commissioner Ken Russell , a fellow Democrat, sits at second place in the contest. Former City Mana

Florida Politics

AlterNet
Associated Press Elections
The Conversation
Reuters US Politics
Raw Story
Daily Voice
Courier Post Sports