Adelita Grijalva, the daughter of the late Arizona Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, prevailed over four fellow Democrats in Tuesday’s primary for the special election to serve out the remainder of her father’s term.
A former Pima County supervisor, the younger Grijalva was leading with 62 percent of the vote when The Associated Press called the race for Arizona’s 7th District at 11:19 p.m. Eastern time. Her nearest opponents, progressive social media influencer Deja Foxx and former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez, trailed with 21 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
Grijalva enters the Sept. 23 special general election as the heavy favorite in the deep-blue southern Arizona district, which stretches along the U.S.-Mexico border and extends into Tucson and the Phoenix area. She would be the first Latina congresswoman from Arizona if elected.
