Mexico president's ruling party wins governorship of country's most populous state [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

By LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press JUNE 4, 2023 — 11:40PM

NAUCALPAN, Mexico — A quick-count sampling of votes for governor of Mexico's most populous state suggested a victory late Sunday for the candidate from the governing party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which would end nearly a century of uninterrupted rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Preliminary results indicated Delfina Gómez of the Morena party was likely to win between 52.1% and 54.2% of the ballots in the State of Mexico, compared with 43% to 45.2% for Alejandra del Moral, representing the opposition coalition, according to the National Electoral Institute.

The forecast was based on representative sampling of voting stations with at least 95% certainty. The outcome will not be final until all ballots were counted. Participation was between 48.7 and 50.2% of eligible state voters.

Del Moral conceded shortly after the preliminary forecast was announced.

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