PHOENIX (AP) — Southern Arizona voters on Tuesday chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a progressive stalwart who represented the state for more than two decades in Congress.

She defeated Republican candidate Daniel Butierez to represent a district that stretches from Yuma to Tucson and hugs almost the entire length of Arizona’s border with Mexico. The seat was one of two remaining vacancies in blue districts that Democrats needed to hold to avoid losing more ground to Republicans in the U.S. House.

Grijalva thanked voters late Tuesday in a post on X, saying they made history together. “Now, let’s get to work.”

Despite the name recognition that came with her father’s legacy, Adelita Grijalva said she was running on her own record. She voiced he

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