Sunday’s election follows highly contentious reforms that make Mexico the only country to let voters choose all of their judges, from local positions to Supreme Court justices.
As officials tallied the few ballots cast in an election marked by low turnout, results for the nine Supreme Court seats trickled in first.
Several of the justices leading in the preliminary results are Morena party members.
The constitutional law specialist was leading over Lenia Batres, a Supreme Court justice and member of the Morena party.
Congress, dominated by Morena party lawmakers, fast-tracked the judicial overhaul despite concerns that it would undermine checks and balances.
More than 880 federal judge posts were up for grabs, as well as hundreds of local judicial and magistrate positions.
Another election for the remainder of the judicial positions will be held in 2027.
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