Exit polls show Sheinbaum thumping challenger in Mexico by nearly 30 points

Electoral officials and poll watchers count votes after polls closed during general elections in Mexico City, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP/Matias Delacroix)
Electoral officials and poll watchers count votes after polls closed during general elections in Mexico City, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP/Matias Delacroix)

Two new exit polls show Claudia Sheinbaum with a commanding lead over her challenger Xochitl Galvez for Mexican president.

According to an estimate by the Enkoll polling firm, Sheinbaum, the ruling party candidate, won around 58 percent of votes, against 29 percent for Galvez.

Parametria’s exit poll showed on Sunday.

Parametria’s exit poll gives Sheinbaum 56% of the vote while to 30% for Galvez.

Earlier, television outlet NMAS and newspaper El Financiero both said their exit polls showed Sheinbaum winning, though they did not give figures.

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