July 15 (Reuters) - Home Depot ( HD ) co-founder Ken

Langone said former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has best

chance of winning over Eric Adams in the New York City mayoral

race, adding that he told Cuomo "I am betting on you."

"If Cuomo wins he got to prove something" Langone said in an

interview on CNBC, calling him the right candidate.

"Adams to me has the least likely chance of winning among the

three of them," he said.

Cuomo lost in the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani, a

self-proclaimed democratic socialist who represents part of the

borough of Queens. The November election will now feature Cuomo,

Adams, Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey and Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru)