Up for grabs are 8.8 million votes that went to the three losing candidates, conservative Patricia Bull, moderate Peronist governor Juan Schiaretti and leftist Myriam Bregman.
Reuters GraphicsSchiaretti and Bregman, both left-leaning, in theory should shed most of their combined 2.5 million votes to Massa in the Nov. 19 head-to-head.
Bullrich's 6.3 million would likely favor Milei more, but moderates in her coalition could shift to Massa.
Centrist Buenos Aires city mayor Horacio Larreta lost the conservative Together for Change's internal primary to Bullrich, but did get nearly 2.7 million votes, many of which shifted to her.
Luana Molenberg, a 20-year-old worker in Buenos Aires, said she hoped the anti-Milei vote would get behind Massa: "I'm very afraid that Milei will win."
Persons:
Sergio Massa, Javier Milei, Agustin Marcarian, Patricia Bull, Juan Schiaretti, Myriam Bregman, Milei, Massa, Shila Vilker, Trespuntozero, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Horacio Larreta, Ramiro Vitale, Luana, Federico Aurelio, Nicolas Misculin, Juan Bustamante, Adam Jourdan, Aurora Ellis
Organizations:
Argentine, University of Buenos, Law School, REUTERS, Peronist, Massa, International Monetary Fund, Reuters, Reuters Graphics, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, South, Bullrich, Buenos Aires