Mexico president’s ruling party forecast to win governorship of country’s most populous state

By LISSETTE ROMERO
Associated Press

NAUCALPAN, Mexico (AP) — 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. The forecast is based on representative sampling of voting stations with at least 95% certainty. The race is closely watched as a preview of the 2024 presidential election.