Overview
- Adelita Grijalva, a former Pima County supervisor and daughter of the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, captured about 62% of the vote in a five-candidate Democratic primary.
- She will face Republican Daniel Butierez, who won a three-way GOP contest, in the Sept. 23 special general election in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly two-to-one.
- Grijalva’s campaign was bolstered by endorsements from Senators Bernie Sanders, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and significant funding from progressive and generational-change PACs.
- Observers noted lower early turnout in parts of the district, prompting questions about voter enthusiasm in this off-year primary.
- If elected in September, Grijalva will join two Democrats winning special elections this fall that collectively will narrow the GOP’s 220-212 majority in the U.S. House.