Wednesday deadline to mail back ballots for CD7 primary

Wednesday is the suggested deadline for Arizona voters to return ballots by mail in the Congressional District 7 special primary election.

If you don’t send back your ballot in the mail by Wednesday July 8, there are still a few places where voters can drop off their ballots before Election Day on July 15.

The following sites are open for early voting, which ends on July 11. All sites will be open until 7 p.m. that day.

• Roadrunner Elementary School – 16651 W. Calle Carmela / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (open on Election Day)
• Tribal Chambers – Pascua Yaqui Tribe – 7474 S. Camino de Oeste / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (open on Election Day)
• Pima County Recorder’s Main Office – 240 N. Stone Ave. / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (drop-off only, open 24 hours)
• Pima County Recorder’s Country Club Office – 6550 S. Country Club Rd. / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (drop-off only)
• Palo Verde High School – ATC Room – 1302 S. Avenida Vega / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed Election Day)
• Sahuarita High School – ACE Room – 350 W. Sahuarita Rd. / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed Election Day)
• Ajo Early Voting Site – 120 W. Estrella Ave. / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. (closed Election Day)
• TOKA Community Building – 51 Baboquivari Dr. / Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. (closed Election Day)
• Pima County Recorder’s East Side Office – 6920 E. Broadway / (drop-off only, open 24 hours)

Early ballots can also be dropped off in person at voting locations on Election Day, July 15.

Five Democrats are competing in the primary election to fill the seat of longtime Southern Arizona U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died on March 13 at the age of 77 after a battle with lung cancer. He had represented Southern Arizona since he was first elected to Congress in 2002.

CD 7 Dem candidates

• Adelita Grijalva, Raúl Grijalva’s daughter and a former member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors who stepped down in April to pursue the seat. Read a profile of Grijalva.
• Former state lawmaker Daniel Hernandez, who served in the Arizona House of Representatives for three terms before he ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2022. Read a profile of Hernandez .
• Deja Foxx, a 25-year-old Gen Z influencer who worked on Kamala Harris’ 2020 and 2024 presidential election bids. Foxx is making her first run for public office. Read a profile of Foxx.
• Retired businessman Patrick Harris Sr., who is making his first run for public office. Read a profile of Harris.
• Jose Malvido Jr., a first-time candidate who previously worked in the nonprofit sector. Read a profile of Malvido.

CD7 Republican candidates

• Daniel Butierez, owner of a local painting company.
• Jorge Rivas, who owns a Mexican restaurant in Catalina.
• Jimmy Rodriguez, who  builds off-road vehicles and has been involved in the racing circuit.

Read a description of the GOP primary.

The primary winners will advance to a Sept. 23 special general election to fill the seat until after the November 2026 election.