Arizonans in Congressional District 7 have picked candidates to run in the special general election for U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva's seat.
Adelita Grijalva, the late Democratic congressman's daughter, is the projected winner of the Democratic special primary, which was held Tuesday along with the Republican primary. As of Wednesday morning, she had 33,104 vote or 62% of the ballots cast, according to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office.
Daniel Butierez is the projected winner among the Republicans, with 9,817 votes or 60.7% of the ballots.
The election is awaiting certification.
A former member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors and employee of the Pima County Teen Court, Grijalva defeated Democrats Deja Foxx, Daniel Hernandez, Patrick Harris Sr. and Jose "Malvido" Malvido Jr.
In Maricopa County, Butierez is the projected winner with 760 votes or 46.63% of the vote.
“Southern Arizona deserves a fighter who knows struggle,” said Butierez on his campaign website. “A man who’s turned pain into purpose, failure into success, lives into opportunity, and will turn the challenges facing Southern Arizona into America’s greatest comeback story.”
A total of 1,676 ballots was cast in the county for the Republican primary. Turnout was 13.1%.
