Adelita Grijalva wins special election to replace her father
The Democratic victory in Arizona's 7th Congressional District will add one more seat for the party in Congress.
By Andrew Howard
Adelita Grijalva handily won a special election against Republican Daniel Butierez on Tuesday night in Arizona’s deep-blue 7th Congressional District. She will replace her late father, former Rep. Raúl Grijalva, in Congress.
The Associated Press called the race at 11:09 p.m. Eastern, with Grijalva leading 70.6 percent to Butierez’s 27.7 percent.
Grijalva will have an immediate impact when she is sworn in. She will become the 218th and clinching supporter of a bipartisan effort to force public disclosure of federal investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in federal custody before facing trial on new sex trafficking charges.
A former member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, Grijalva bested influencer Deja Foxx and former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez in July’s Democratic primary. She was widely expected to win the district Vice President Kamala Harris carried by 22 percentage points last year.
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