Election following the death of Raúl Grijalva
Aspecial election was held on September 23, 2025, to fillArizona's 7th congressional district for the remainder of the119th United States Congress . The result was certified by the Arizona Secretary of State,Adrian Fontes , on October 14.[ 1]
This followed the July 15, 2025, primary election which results were certified by Fontes 16 days later on July 31.
The seat became vacant following the death of incumbent DemocratRaúl Grijalva on March 13, 2025.[ 2] It is considered asafely Democratic district.[ 3]
The election was won by formerPima County supervisorAdelita Grijalva , Raúl Grijalva's daughter.[ 4] The younger Grijalva won by 40%, a significant overperformance fromKamala Harris 's 22% victory in the district in the2024 presidential election .[ 5]
Incumbent CongressmanRaúl Grijalva was diagnosed withlung cancer on April 2, 2024, and died in office on March 13, 2025, from complications from cancer treatments at age 77.[ 2]
Writing forThe Arizona Republic in May, Laura Gersony noted that the "leading candidates" wereDaniel Hernández Jr. ,Adelita Grijalva , andDeja Foxx ; further noting that Hernández held an initial lead in fundraising stemming from supporters of Israel and that Grijalva would likely benefit from some of the campaign infrastructure built by her father.[ 6] Grijalva received the endorsement of both of Arizona's U.S. Senators,Mark Kelly andRuben Gallego , and a number of Democratic political organizations, includingEMILY's List andGiffords .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Grijalva won the Democratic primary on July 15, and facedRepublican painting contractor Daniel Butierez.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Deja Foxx
U.S. representatives Party officials Individuals Organizations Adelita Grijalva
U.S. senators U.S. representatives Ron Barber , formerU.S. representative fromArizona's 8th congressional district (2012–2015)[ 25] Greg Casar , U.S. representative fromTexas's 35th congressional district (2023–present)[ 26] Veronica Escobar , U.S. representative fromTexas's 16th congressional district (2019–present)[ 27] Maxwell Frost , U.S. representative fromFlorida's 10th congressional district (2023–present)[ 26] Gabby Giffords , former U.S. representative fromArizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012)[ 7] Pramila Jayapal , U.S. representative fromWashington's 7th congressional district (2017–present)[ 26] Ann Kirkpatrick , former U.S. representative fromArizona's 2nd congressional district (2009–2011, 2013–2017, 2019–2023)[ 25] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , U.S. representative fromNew York's 14th congressional district (2019–present)[ 28] Linda Sánchez , U.S. representative fromCalifornia's 38th congressional district (2003–present)[ 29] Nydia Velázquez , U.S. representative fromNew York's 7th congressional district (1993–present)[ 27] State legislators Local officials Labor unions Organizations Tribal nations Daniel Hernández Jr.
Executive branch officials U.S. representatives State legislators Individuals Labor unions Organizations Results by county Results by county[ 57] Town Foxx Grijalva Harris Hernández Jr. Malvido Jr. Total Cochise 646 22.17% 1,888 64.79% 35 1.20% 326 11.19% 19 0.65% 2,914 Maricopa 1,122 21.69% 2,739 52.95% 109 2.11% 1,167 22.56% 36 0.70% 5,173 Pima 10,880 23.93% 27,923 61.42% 622 1.37% 5,512 12.12% 525 1.16% 45,462 Pinal 31 14.90% 120 57.69% 7 3.37% 45 21.64% 5 2.40% 208 Santa Cruz 696 15.08% 3,087 66.88% 68 1.47% 717 15.53% 48 1.04% 4,616 Yuma 703 15.50% 2,922 64.40% 84 1.85% 774 17.06% 54 1.19% 4,537
Daniel Butierez, painting contractor and nominee for this district in2024 [ 58] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Jorge Rivas, restaurant owner[ 59] Jimmy Rodriguez, businessman[ 59] Republican primary results[ 56] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Daniel Butierez 11,121 60.89% Republican Jorge Rivas 4,594 25.15% Republican Jimmy Rodriguez 2,549 13.96% Total votes 18,264 100.00%
Results by county[ 63] Town Butierez Rivas Rodriguez Total Cochise 446 51.86% 303 35.23% 111 12.91% 860 Maricopa 824 46.29% 603 33.88% 353 19.83% 1,780 Pima 7,309 62.15% 2,871 24.41% 1,580 13.44% 11,760 Pinal 170 60.71% 78 27.86% 32 11.43% 280 Santa Cruz 936 68.22% 282 20.55% 154 11.22% 1,372 Yuma 1,434 64.89% 457 20.68% 319 14.43% 2,210
Third parties and independents [ edit ] Eduardo Quintana, former chair of thePima County Green Party and nominee for U.S. Senate in2024 (write-in) [ 14] Gary Swing, organic produce clerk and perennial candidate(write-in) [ 64] Green primary results[ 56] Party Candidate Votes % Green Eduardo Quintana(write-in) 42 95.45% Green Gary Swing(write-in) 2 4.55% Total votes 44 100.00%
Libertarian primary [ edit ] Andy Fernandez(write-in) [ 14] Libertarian primary results[ 56] Party Candidate Votes % Libertarian Andy Fernandez(write-in) 19 100.00% Total votes 19 100.00%
Write-in candidates [ edit ] 2025 Arizona's 7th congressional district special election General Election debate No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn Butierez Grijalva 1 August 26, 2025 Arizona Public Media [ 75] Nohelani Graf [ 76] P P
Swing by county Trend by county Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5−7.5%
Democratic — +2.5−5%
Democratic — +0−2.5%
Republican — +0−2.5%
Republican — +2.5−5%
County[ 77] Adelita Grijalva Democratic Daniel Butierez Republican Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Cochise (part)3,327 71.06% 1,277 27.27% 78 1.67% 2,050 43.78% 4,682 Maricopa (part)6,221 67.80% 2,800 30.52% 154 1.68% 3,421 37.29% 9,175 Pima (part)49,992 70.26% 19,982 28.08% 1,180 1.66% 30,010 42.18% 71,154 Pinal (part)275 36.67% 460 61.33% 15 2.00% -185 -24.67% 750 Santa Cruz 4,912 69.70% 2,047 29.05% 88 1.25% 2,865 40.66% 7,047 Yuma (part)5,421 60.45% 3,378 37.67% 169 1.88% 2,043 22.78% 8,968 Totals 70,148 68.92% 29,944 29.42% 1,684 1.65% 40,204 39.50% 101,776
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ Malvido with 3%; Harris with 0% ^ Harris and Malvido with 1% Partisan clients ^a b Poll sponsored by Foxx's campaign ^ Poll sponsored by Grijalva's campaign ^ Nintzel, Jim (October 14, 2025)."Arizona certifies CD7 election but Grijalva still blocked from taking office" .TucsonSentinel.com . RetrievedOctober 14, 2025 . ^a b Romo, Renee (March 13, 2025)."Rep. Raul Grijalva dies at 77 following cancer battle" .KOLD-TV . RetrievedMarch 13, 2025 . ^ Pallack, Becky; Washington, John (June 16, 2025)."Half the candidates in Southern Arizona's congressional special election don't live in District 7" .AZ Luminaria . RetrievedJune 16, 2025 . ^ Browning, Kellen (September 23, 2025)."G.O.P. Majority in House Will Shrink After Democrat's Victory in Arizona" .The New York Times . RetrievedSeptember 23, 2025 . ^ Stanton, Andrew (September 24, 2025)."Democrat Outperforms Kamala Harris in Swing State Special Election" .Newsweek . RetrievedSeptember 28, 2025 . ^ Gersony, Laura (May 5, 2025)."Money floods into Tucson special congressional election, but a lot remains out of view" .The Arizona Republic . RetrievedMay 5, 2025 . ^a b c d Gersony, Laura (April 3, 2025)."Sen. Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords back Adelita Grijalva in special congressional race" .The Arizona Republic . ^a b "GIFFORDS PAC endorses Adelita Grijalva in AZ-07 special election" .GIFFORDS . April 3, 2025. RetrievedApril 7, 2025 .^a b "EMILYs List Endorses Adelita Grijalva for Election to Arizona's 7th Congressional District" .EMILYs List . May 13, 2025. RetrievedMay 15, 2025 .^ Corrado, Brent (March 31, 2025)."Adelita Grijalva running for her late father's AZ congressional seat" .KSAZ-TV . RetrievedMarch 31, 2025 . ^ https://theweek.com/edition/theweekus-morning-report-2025-07-16-101556 ^ McNeil, Stephanie (June 10, 2025)."Deja Foxx Is Running for Congress Because 'Girls Like Me Deserve a Fighter' " .Glamour . RetrievedJune 15, 2025 . ^ Sievers, Caitlin (March 24, 2025)."Daniel Hernandez launches bid for southern Arizona congressional seat after Grijalva's death" .AZ Mirror . RetrievedMarch 24, 2025 . ^a b c Fontes, Adrian."2025 Special Primary Election Candidate Listing" . Arizona Secretary of State. ^ Covarrubias, Rey (March 26, 2025)."Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes won't run for Grijalva's seat in Congress" .The Arizona Republic . RetrievedMarch 26, 2025 . ^a b c Gersony, Laura (March 15, 2025)."Who's running for Grijalva seat? Adrian Fontes considering bid, Regina Romero won't run" .The Arizona Republic . RetrievedMarch 15, 2025 – viaYahoo News . ^a b c d e f Gersony, Laura (April 14, 2025)."Who qualified for the ballot in CD7 race to replace Rep. Raúl Grijalva?" .The Arizona Republic . RetrievedApril 29, 2025 . ^a b c d e f g h i Nintzel, Jim (March 31, 2025)."Adelita Grijalva to run for her late father's U.S. House seat" .Tucson Sentinel . RetrievedMarch 31, 2025 . ^a b Cohen, Max (May 27, 2025)."Inside the ASPIRE PAC's endorsement slate" .Punchbowl News . RetrievedMay 27, 2025 . ^ Piper, Jessica (July 2, 2025)."David Hogg's PAC endorses Gen Z activist Deja Foxx in Arizona special election" .Politico . RetrievedJuly 2, 2025 . ^a b c Altamari, Daniela (July 15, 2025)."What to know about the Arizona special election primary for Grijalva's seat" .Roll Call . RetrievedJuly 15, 2025 . ^ Piper, Jessica (July 2, 2025)."David Hogg's PAC endorses Gen Z activist Deja Foxx in Arizona special election" .Politico . RetrievedJuly 2, 2025 . ^ "LPAC Endorses 12 Congressional, State and Local History-Making Candidates" .LPAC . April 16, 2025. RetrievedMay 25, 2025 .^ "Bernie Sanders Endorses Adelita Grijalva in CD-7 race" .Sierra Vista Herald . April 29, 2025. RetrievedApril 29, 2025 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Nintzel, Jim (April 30, 2025)."Sanders backs Adelita Grijalva in Southern Arizona congressional race" .Tucson Sentinel . RetrievedMay 3, 2025 . ^a b c d "Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Endorses Adelita Grijalva For AZ-07" . April 22, 2025. RetrievedApril 22, 2025 .^a b "I'm excited to receive the endorsements of two Latina powerhouses in Congress, Congresswomen Nydia Velázquez and Veronica Escobar!" . RetrievedJune 17, 2025 .^ Adams, Kiara (July 1, 2025)."In CD7 special election, Democrat Deja Foxx says she represents a new generation of political leaders" .Tucson Sentinel . RetrievedJuly 3, 2025 . ^a b Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (July 15, 2025)."Morning Digest: An upset may be brewing in an Arizona special election" . RetrievedJuly 15, 2025 . ^ "CWA Local 7000 is proud to endorse Adelita Grijalva for Arizona's 7th District Congressional Seat." www.facebook.com . CWA Local 7000. April 1, 2025. RetrievedApril 7, 2025 .^ "UFCW 99 Candidate Endorsements" . RetrievedApril 22, 2025 .^ "Union nurses endorse Adelita Grijalva for Congress" .National Nurses United . June 11, 2025. RetrievedJune 13, 2025 .^ "Adelita Grijalva Endorsed by Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund for Arizona's 7th Congressional District" .Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund . June 18, 2025. RetrievedJune 19, 2025 .^ "Trans advocacy group endorses Grijalva as progressive frontrunner in special election" .Arizona Mirror . April 30, 2025. RetrievedMay 1, 2025 .^ "Humane World Action Fund endorses Adelita Grijalva for Arizona's 7th Congressional District" .Humane World Action Fund . May 6, 2025. RetrievedJune 2, 2025 .^ "Latino Victory Fund Endorses Adelita Grijalva for Arizona's 7th Congressional District" .Latino Victory . June 25, 2025. RetrievedJune 28, 2025 .^ "LCV Action Fund Endorses Adelita Grijalva for U.S. House of Representatives" .LCV . May 2, 2025. RetrievedMay 3, 2025 .^ "National Seniors' Group Endorses Adelita Grijalva in AZ-07 Special Election" .NationalCommittee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare . June 2, 2025. RetrievedJune 2, 2025 .^ "Our Revolution Endorses Adelita Grijalva for U.S. Congress (AZ-7)" .Our Revolution . May 29, 2025. RetrievedJune 2, 2025 .^ "PODER PAC Endorsements" .PODER PAC . May 23, 2025. RetrievedJune 2, 2025 .^ "Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Adelita Grijalva in AZ-07 Special Election" .Reproductive Freedom for All . May 29, 2025. RetrievedMay 30, 2025 .^ Howard, Andrew (May 27, 2025)."Missouri voters will again vote on abortion" .Politico . 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