In a much closer first round of presidential voting than expected, Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri did well enough to force a Nov. 22 runoff with first-place finisher Daniel Scioli, the candidate of Argentina's ruling party.br With nearly all votes counted, Scioli, who is governor of Buenos Aires state and a former vice president, tallied 36.9 of the ballots cast.br Macri was close behind with 34.3.br Macri was more euphoric: “What happened today has changed the political history of the country.”br The loss marks the first election since 1987 that a Peronist -- the name given to followers of the late Argentine president, Juan Peron, and his second wife, Eva Peron -- has not won the governorship of the country’s most populous state.br Argentinians turned out in big numbers -- 79 of the 32 million eligible voters cast ballots -- to decide Sunday’s election.