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.

PHOENIX (AP) — Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic primary Tuesday for a southern Arizona U.S. House seat long held by her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill.

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.

The next test of who Democratic voters want to see leading the party will take place Tuesday in southwest Arizona, where three leading candidates are offering competing visions in the primary to fill the late Rep.

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.

Arizona Democrats are set to select their nominee for a U.S. House seat in a district that has been a Democratic stronghold. Front-runner Adelita Grijalva faces competition from youthful contender Deja Foxx,