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(CNN) — Democrat Adelita Grijalva will win a special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, which will deliver the decisive signature to the push for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files.

The race was held to determine who would fill the seat vacated by the late Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva , who died from cancer in March. Former Rep. Grijalva’s daughter was heavily favored against Republican Daniel Butierez, who ran for the seat against the elder Grijalva in 2024, losing the race by 26 points.

A discharge petition circulated by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, needs 218 House members to sign on to

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