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Adelita Grijalva is the front-runner to replace her father in Congress but faces an unexpectedly competitive primary featuring a young social-media-savvy newcomer.
Grijalva's daughter is the presumptive frontrunner in the 7th Congressional District's July 15 Democratic primary.
Southern Arizona voters are selecting a successor to one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill, whose seat is up for grabs for the first time in over two decades.
Before she was meeting Donald Trump at the White House, Laura Loomer grew up in Tucson and attended Orme School, a ranch boarding school in Mayer.
Conventional wisdom says Arizona Democrats will elect another Grijalva in CD7. But if they go with a young upstart they could rock the party.
The election to replace Rep. Raúl Grijalva has pit an online influencer against the late congressman's daughter
Five Democrats and three Republicans will face off Tuesday in a primary race to see who will move on in a bid to fill Tucson's open congressional seat.
"I was completely and totally boxed out from the very beginning," Surprise Republican Sen. Janae Shamp said in an interview with The Arizona Republic.