Mexico City, Mexico—- Mexico’s electoral authority, the National Election Institute (INE), announced Sunday night the quick count of the votes collected today during Election Day, revealing Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate for the ruling party, as Mexico’s President.
Around midnight, INE’s Presiding Councilor, Guadalupe Taddei, shared the quick count results, with Sheinbaum sweeping the election with an impressive margin, securing more than 58% of the vote. This rate was even higher than the votes won by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and founder of the National Regeneration Movement party (Morena) in 2018.
Sheinbaum and Morena’s political opposition, candidate Xochitl Gálvez Ruíz, came in second place, reporting votes between 26.6 and 28.6%, while Jorge Álvarez Maynez achieved only 9.9 and 10.8%.
The quick count is a statistical exercise based on the results of a random sample of polling places that forecasts the voting trends of the election. While the results of this count are reliable and fairly accurate, they do not constitute the official and legal result of the election.
Since beginning the campaign trails, Sheinbaum has led almost all polls. The 61-year-old PhD in Environmental Engineering accompanied López Obrador in his administration as mayor of Mexico City.
Sheinbaum has promised to be a direct continuation of López Obrador’s government, ensuring an administration almost exactly like the one led by the current President.
With the election results, Sheinbaum will become the first woman president in Mexico.
Through his X account, López Obrador congratulated the candidate and virtual successor to his government, underscoring that Sheinbaum could be the President with “possibly the most votes obtained in the history of our country.”
“The President of INE has just announced the quick count of the presidential election results. I congratulate all the participating candidates… of course, with all my respect and affection, I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum, who won this race with a wide margin and will be the first woman president of Mexico in 200 years,” said López Obrador.
According to INE data, the estimated voter turnout is between 58.9 and 61.7 % of the nominal voter list, which includes 98 million eligible voters, a marginal lower outcome than that reported in 2018’s presidential elections, which reported 63% of voter turnout.
In addition, INE authorities reported an outstanding voter turnout from abroad, with more than 180,000 Mexicans living outside the country casting their vote.
Lastly, the opposition candidate, Xochitl Gálvez, acknowledged the election results. In a press conference called after the quick count disclosure, Gálvez Ruíz assured a democratic transition by recognizing Sheinbaum’s victory.
“I have always been a Democrat firmly committed to respecting the law… therefore I recognize that the trends for the presidential election do not favor me and that there is no information to suggest that this may change by the district computations. A few minutes ago, I communicated with Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum to recognize the election result,” said Gálvez.
While the figures presented Sunday night are a reliable tool for determining the election results, the official result will not be known until after the district counts are given on June 5.
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