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CD7 · 2-Year Term

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Population

808,224

Registered Voters

421,765

District Lean

D+18.7

Voter Registration Breakdown

Republican 20.7%
Democrat 39.6%
Independent / Other 39.7%

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Congressional District 7 General Election Debate

Adelita Grijalva

Adelita Grijalva

Democrat · Congress

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Adelita Grijalva won the 2025 special election to fill the seat her father, Raúl Grijalva, held until his death that March. Sworn in on November 12 after a seven-week delay, she provided the 218th signature forcing a House vote on the Epstein files. She previously served on the Pima County Board of Supervisors and the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board.

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Daniel Francis Butierez Sr.

Daniel Francis Butierez Sr.

Republican · Congress

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Daniel Francis Butierez Sr. is a Tucson painting contractor making his third consecutive run at Arizona's 7th Congressional District seat. He lost the 2024 general election to Raúl Grijalva and the September 2025 special election to Adelita Grijalva. Butierez also runs a horse rescue that employs people recently released from prison.