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.

The late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who is Adelita Grijalva's father, was one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill.

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.

Adelita Grijalva on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House seat her father held until his death in March, emerging from a contested Arizona primary that highlighted broader intraparty divisions over age, experience and dynastic politics.

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.

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,

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.