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The National Electoral Institute reported that Claudia Sheinbaum won almost 60% of the vote in the 2024 presidential election.

Posted by The Pete Quiñones Show, Checked

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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
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The National Electoral Institute (INE) reported preliminary and quick-count figures of roughly 58-60% for Claudia Sheinbaum, and later official results (59.75%) confirmed she won with almost 60% of the vote in the 2024 presidential election.

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… We'll talk about that in a little bit if we get to it. I find it interesting that she is a climate scientist. I mean, could you get any more convenient here? That guarantees her tons of NGO support. Now, now, the claim: the National Electoral Institute, which he's trying to get rid of now, said that she won almost 60% of the vote in runoff, uhm, which is over 30 percentage points ahead of her rival, Sochit Galvez. I don't know how they get Sochit out of X-O-C-H-I-T-L, which is a woman's name down there, but that's how it's pronounced, I've been told. …
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What we found

Supports. INE quick count put Sheinbaum at between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, as reported by CNN and the INE president.[3][4][5]

Supports. Official INE count reported Sheinbaum at 59.75% of the vote, confirming the almost-60% figure after the election.[6]

Supports. IFES election guide records Sheinbaum at 59.76% of valid vote share, consistent with INE results.[7]

Supports. Reuters and AP reported INE preliminary data with Sheinbaum at approximately 60% of the vote, attributed to the National Electoral Institute.[1][2][8]

Context. The claimant's 'runoff' wording is not supported, as Mexico's presidential election was decided in a single round; the claim itself does not repeat that detail.[9]

Sources

9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 5 not rated

  1. 1Mexico's Sheinbaum blazes trail as first woman president, under mentor's watchful eyereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  3. 3Claudia Sheinbaum elected Mexico's first female president ... - CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  4. 4Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman ...spectrumlocalnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Claudia Sheinbaum is elected the first female president of ...mexiconewsdaily.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Sheinbaum officially confirmed winner of Mexico's ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  7. 7Elections: Mexican Presidency 2024 Generalelectionguide.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  8. 8Mexico elected its first female president. Who is Claudia ...deseret.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  9. 9Mexico Live Election Results 2024: Sheinbaum Winsnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: context

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