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Adelita Grijalva Wins Democratic Primary in Arizona to Replace Her Late Father in Congress

HeadlineJul 16, 2025

In Arizona, Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic nomination by a landslide Tuesday in a closely watched special election primary for the congressional seat left vacant when her father Raúl Grijalva died in March. Four other candidates were vying for the nomination, including 25-year-old activist Deja Foxx, who has advocated for generational change in politics and had criticized Grijalva’s “legacy last name,” and Daniel Hernández, who survived a mass shooting in Tucson in 2011, where former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot — he was an intern at Giffords’s office at the time. Adelita Grijalva was born in Tucson, has held multiple positions in public office and garnered a list of heavyweight endorsements, including Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders. If elected, Grijalva would become the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress. Grijalva will face Republican nominee Daniel Butierez in the general special election in September.

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