Az Secretary of State has released early ballot and election day results for Special General Election for CD7, previously held by late Congressman Raul Grijalva. He passed away on March 13, 2025, after serving 22 years, last elected in Nov. 2024.
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Daniel Francis Butierez Sr. (R) 26,578
Richard Grayson (No Labels) 504
Adelita Grijalva (D) 61,208
Eduardo Quintana (G) 995
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Congratulations to Adelita, the first Latina elected to Congress from Arizona. Voter runout was 20.34%, but provisional ballots are still being processed and counted. She will be serving from Sept. 2025 till she runs for re-election in 2026, for a 2 year term.
Previous Arizona Latino Congressmen have been Democrats – the late Raul Grijalva (CDs 3 & 7), the late Ed Pastor (CDs 2, 4, 7) and Ruben Gallego (CDs 7 & 3). Current Latino Congressman is Republican Juan Ciscomani (CD 6). Gallego is now one of Arizona’s US Senators.
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The regular term of a member of Congress is two years (24 months) though she was elected to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term (15+ months).
Thanks for the correction. Yes, I meant that Adelita will be serving till she runs for re-election in Nov. 2026, for the full 2 year term.