Southern Arizona Democrats have crowned Adelita Grijalva the victor of a July 15 U.S. House special primary election, setting the former Pima County supervisor on a glide path to succeed her father in Congress.

The race between Grijalva, who was running to succeed her father, and Foxx, a content creator, highlighted broader intraparty divisions over age, experience and dynastic politics.

Adelita Grijalva beat Democratic influencer Deja Foxx to win the special primary for Arizona’s blue 7th Congressional District to fill out Raul Grijalva's term.

Adelita Grijalva, daughter of the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva, won Tuesday's Democratic primary in the special election to replace her father, and will advance to this fall’s general election.

Democrat Adelita Grijalva and Republican Daniel Butierez dominated a field of congressional hopefuls Tuesday night to get one step closer to representing a wide swath of southern Arizona in Congress.

Adelita Grijalva beat out four other Democrats in the special primary election to replace her father in Congress.

Adelita Grijalva secured victory in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, succeeding her late father, Raúl Grijalva. Grijalva, a seasoned local politi