Arizona, Democratic Party
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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.
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.
Grijalva's daughter is the presumptive frontrunner in the 7th Congressional District's July 15 Democratic primary.
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.
The election to replace Rep. Raúl Grijalva has pit an online influencer against the late congressman's daughter
Conventional wisdom says Arizona Democrats will elect another Grijalva in CD7. But if they go with a young upstart they could rock the party.