Adelita Grijalva Wins Special Democratic Primary to Replace Her Father in Arizona House Seat

 Grijalva won 62 percent of the vote on election night, compared to 20.6 percent for Deja Foxx, in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.

TUCSON, ARIZONA—Former Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic Primary in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District on July 15 for the Special General Election on Sept. 23 to fill the vacancy created by the death of her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.).

The district, which covers most of southern Arizona along the U.S. border with Mexico and portions of the City of Tucson, as well as suburban areas near Phoenix, was represented by Raúl Grijalva for over 22 years.

Its heavy Democratic lean means that Adelita Grijalva is likely to be specially elected to the 119th Congress for the remainder of her father’s term.,

The official tally, as of 9 p.m. MT on Election Night, showed Grijalva with approximately 62 percent of the vote, compared to just 20.6 percent for Deja Foxx.

The race was called by the Associated Press at 8.20 p.m. MT.

Grijalva, 54, was long favored to win and led in most opinion polls. However, she faced a strong late challenge from 25-year-old Foxx, an abortion activist and social media influencer, who narrowed the polling gap by 25 percentage points in the last month of the campaign.