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Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025
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A special election to fill the seat representing Arizona's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House was held in 2025. Primaries were scheduled for July 15, 2025. The general election was held September 23, 2025. The filing deadline was April 14, 2025.[1][2]
The special election filled the vacancy left by Raúl Grijalva (D), who died on March 13, 2025.[3]
At the time of the election, eight special elections had been called for the 119th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 118th Congress, 80 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.
This page focuses on Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election. For more in-depth information on the district's special primaries, see the following pages:
- Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (July 15 Democratic primary)
- Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (July 15 Republican primary)
Aftermath
Arizona attorney general files lawsuit over Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in (2025)
On October 21, 2025, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) and Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) filed a lawsuit against U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), after he refused to seat Grijalva while the House was out of session leading up to and during the federal government shutdown. Grijalva won a special election to represent Arizona's 7th Congressional District on September 23, 2025. Johnson has not called the House into session since September 19, and has not sworn Grijalva in during any pro forma sessions since then.[4] The lawsuit requested that the court allow another authority to administer Grijalva's oath of office if Johnson does not do so.[5]
In a statement, Grijalva said, "Speaker Johnson’s obstruction has gone far beyond petty partisan politics – it’s an unlawful breach of our Constitution and the democratic process. The voters of Southern Arizona made their choice, yet for four weeks, he has refused to seat a duly elected Member of Congress – denying Southern Arizona its constitutional representation."[6]
Johnson responded to the lawsuit, saying, "We run the House. She has no jurisdiction. We're following the precedent. She's looking for national publicity. Apparently, she's gotten some of it but good luck with that."[7]
Before Grijalva's election, there were three other special elections to the U.S. House during the 119th Congress. Two special elections in Florida on April 1, 2025, resulted in the election of Jimmy Patronis (R-Fla.) and Randy Fine (R-Fla.). Both Patronis and Fine were sworn in during a pro forma session the following day.[8] James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) was elected in a special election in Virginia on September 9, 2025, and was sworn in the next day during a regular session.[9]
Candidates and election results
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 7
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on September 23, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adelita Grijalva (D) | 68.9 | 70,148 |
 | Daniel Butierez (R) | 29.4 | 29,944 | |
 | Eduardo Quintana (G) | 1.1 | 1,118 | |
 | Richard Grayson (No Labels Party)  | 0.5 | 537 | |
 | James Rose (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | |
 | Jeff Beasley (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
 | G. Seville Hatch (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
 | Trista di Genova (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Avery Block (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
 | Daniel Wood (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | |
| Nathaniel Irwin Sr. (No Labels Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
 | Cheval Lavers (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | |
| David McAllister (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 101,773 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7
Adelita Grijalva defeated Deja Foxx, Daniel Hernandez Jr., Patrick Harris Sr., and Jose Malvido Jr. in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adelita Grijalva | 61.5 | 38,679 |
 | Deja Foxx | 22.4 | 14,078 | |
 | Daniel Hernandez Jr. | 13.6 | 8,541 | |
 | Patrick Harris Sr. | 1.5 | 925 | |
 | Jose Malvido Jr. | 1.1 | 687 | |
| Total votes: 62,910 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Bies (D)
- Victor Longoria (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7
Daniel Butierez defeated Jorge Rivas and Jimmy Rodriguez in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Butierez | 60.9 | 11,121 |
 | Jorge Rivas | 25.2 | 4,594 | |
 | Jimmy Rodriguez | 14.0 | 2,549 | |
| Total votes: 18,264 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Raul Verdugo (R)
Green primary election
Special Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7
Eduardo Quintana defeated Gary Swing in the special Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eduardo Quintana (Write-in) | 95.5 | 42 |
 | Gary Swing (Write-in) | 4.5 | 2 | |
| Total votes: 44 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Andy Fernandez Jr. (Write-in) | 100.0 | 19 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 19 | |||
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No Labels Party primary election
Special No Labels Party primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7
Richard Grayson advanced from the special No Labels Party primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Grayson (Write-in) | 100.0 | 1 |
| Total votes: 1 | |||
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To qualify for the general election, primary write-in candidates for parties with continued statewide representation had to receive enough votes to meet or exceed the number of nominating petition signatures required to file for the primary.[10] In the 2025 special election, the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties were subject to this rule.[11] Libertarian write-in candidate Andy Fernandez Jr. did not meet the required 376 minimum write-in votes, so he did not advance to the general election.[12]
Primary write-in candidates for recognized parties that did not have continued statewide representation did not need to meet a minimum vote count.[10] Eduardo Quintana (G) and Richard Grayson (No Labels Party) advanced to the general election after receiving the most write-in votes in their primaries.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Arizona
See also
- Special elections to the 119th United States Congress (2025-2026)
- Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (July 15 Democratic primary)
- Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (July 15 Republican primary)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed March 17, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Arizona's Process for U.S. House Special Elections," March 14, 2025
- ↑ Politico, "Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Congressman, Dies at 77," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑ Politico, "Arizona attorney general sues Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva," October 21, 2025
- ↑ Airzona Attorney General, "Complaint for Declaratory Relief," accessed October 22, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Attorney General, "Attorney General Mayes, Representative-elect Grijalva Sue House of Representatives," October 21, 2025
- ↑ Reuters, "Arizona sues US House over delay in swearing in Democrat Grijalva," October 21, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "April 2, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 59 — Daily Edition," accessed October 22, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "September 10, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 148 — Daily Edition," accessed October 22, 2025
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Arizona State Legislature, "Arizona State Statutes: 16-645. Canvass and return of precinct vote; declaring nominee of party; certificate of nomination; write-in candidates," accessed August 6, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Information about Political Parties," accessed August 6, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2025 Congressional District 7 Special Primary and Special General Election Information Important Dates," accessed August 6, 2025
