Gen Z Activist Loses Arizona Primary Race: What We Know
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Adelita Grijalva won the primary race for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District—a seat her father, the late Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva had previously held—beating out 25-year-old digital strategist Deja Foxx on Tuesday night.
Why It Matters
Observers considered the race an important signal of grassroots Democratic enthusiasm and generational change within the party, as Grijalva, a former county supervisor, faced off against younger and more progressive challengers.
Foxx, skilled in social media and billing herself as a Gen Z outsider, has pointed to recent Republican House majority advantages, like the passage of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” as reasons to “fight back.”
The vacant seat was among three in the U.S. House created by the recent deaths of Democratic members.
What To Know
The Associated Press (AP) called the race at 11:19 p.m. ET in Grijalva’s favor. She had the backing of independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
The New York Times election tracker, citing the AP, says Grijalva secured 62 percent of the vote compared to Foxx’s 20.6, with 65 percent of the votes accounted for.
In a Newsweek editorial this month, Foxx discussed her campaign: “I launched this campaign alone in my room, filling out the paperwork on my laptop, and doing it wrong. But I had one advantage: I could read the room. I knew people were tired of politics as usual, tired of legacy names and corporate PACs calling the shots. Because I am too.
“That’s why I’ve been focused on bringing people into this campaign in ways that politics usually doesn’t allow. I pull back the curtain on running for office step by step on platforms like Substack and TikTok because voters aren’t looking for perfection—they’re looking for honesty,” Foxx wrote.
As of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, she had not made a public statement on her election loss.
This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.
Deja Foxx can be seen attending Global Citizen NOW at Spring Studios on April 30 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global Citizen) Deja Foxx can be seen attending Global Citizen NOW at Spring Studios on April 30 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
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