Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona special primary in bid to succeed her late father

Local opinion: The difference in CD7? Experience

Adelita Grijalva knew, as she said in her election night speech, that success depended on meeting people, listening to them and being part of the community, what some call retail politics.

Arizonans Choose Contenders For Late Congressman’s Seat

By Chris Woodward Arizonans in Congressional District 7 have picked candidates to run in the special general election for U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva's seat. Adelita Grijalva, the late Democratic congressman's daughter, is the projected winner of the Democratic special primary, which was held Tuesday along with the Republican primary. As of Wednesday morning, she had 33,104 vote or...

Likes Don't Equal Votes

Shortly before the July 15 Democratic special election primary to nominate a candidate to fill the vacant congressional seat in Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District, Politico reported that “Deja Foxx, a 25-year-old social media influencer … has a legitimate shot to win.” Her internal polling in late June showed considerable momentum, trailing the frontrunner Adelita Grijalva, a former Pima County Board of Supervisors member, by just 8 points…

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

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 m…

Arizonans choose contenders for late congressman’s seat

(The Center Square) — Arizonans in Congressional District 7 have picked candidates to run in the special general election for U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s seat. Adelita Grijalva, the late Democratic congressman’s daughter, is the projected winner of the Democratic special…

Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for late father’s seat in Arizona

WASHINGTON — 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.