Mexico’s ruling party appeared it would beat back a challenge by opposition parties in Sunday’s race for governorship of Quintana Roo, a Caribbean coast tourist state known for its Cancun resorts.
With 13 percent of the vote counted late Sunday, the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s candidate, Joaquin Hendricks, had 41 percent of the vote. Gaston Alegre of the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party had 32 percent, and a pro-business party, National Action, had 23 percent.
Early results were not available Sunday for another race, the gubernatorial election in Hidalgo state. The ruling PRI had expected to easily retain control of the central plains state.
![Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-l-Illinois-marijuana_175925141.jpg?w=546 "Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]")