Despite being flagged for months as a "high-risk" candidate, Silvia Delgado, a former attorney for Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has won a seat as a criminal court judge in Mexico's judicial elections.
While the results have not been officially certified, preliminary tallies released Tuesday show Delgado received just over 23,000 votes, making her the second-highest vote-getter in the state of Chihuahua. She secured the position by finishing among the top five candidates in an election that saw historically low voter turnout — 11% locally and 13% nationally.
