Daniel Butierez, a Republican painting contractor who was his party's nominee for Arizona's 7th congressional district in 2024 and 2025, faces Democratic incumbent Adelita Grijalva for the seat again in 2026.
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2026 race
Daniel Butierez, a painting contractor, is the Republican nominee in the 2026 election for Arizona's 7th congressional district, after also serving as his party's nominee for the district in 2024 and 2025.
The district is majority-Hispanic and covers most of the Mexico-United States border in Arizona, including parts of Tucson and Yuma.
Its incumbent, Democrat Adelita Grijalva, was elected with 68.9% of the vote in a special election to finish the term of her father, Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who died in office on March 13, 2025. Butierez was unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary, receiving 21,934 votes.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Grijalva, who is running for a full term.