A special primary election today in Arizona will offer the latest temperature check of the Democratic Party.
Arizona’s 7th District, left vacant by the death of the late Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva in mid-March, is a safe blue seat where winning the primary is tantamount to winning the general election. The former incumbent’s daughter, Adelita Grijalva, is the frontrunner but Deja Foxx, a Gen Z influencer, had a late surge in the polls.
Foxx spent the most on ads, dropping $742,000, per AdImpact. Former Arizona state Rep. Daniel Hernandez spent $526,000 and Grijalva spent $413,000, though she had some air cover from outside groups.
Polls close at 10 p.m. ET.
On the airwaves. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) is going on TV with a new ad — eight months before the Illinois Senate primary. In the spot, which will run statewide, Krishnamoorthi vows to take on President Donald Trump.
Fundraising. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) will report raising $3.16 million in Q2 and another $140,000 for his leadership PAC. Kelly is not up for reelection until 2028.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) will report raising $2.5 million in the first two quarters of this year through his campaign, joint fundraising committee and leadership PAC combined. Moreno also transferred $480,000 to the NRSC.
GOP Rep. Andy Barr, who is running for Senate in Kentucky, raised $1.4 million and has $6.1 million in the bank.
Launch pad. Democrat Jessica Killin, previously a top aide to former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is launching a run in Colorado’s 5th District. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.) currently represents the district, which Trump won by 9 points in 2024.
Hallie Shoffner is running as a Democrat against GOP Sen. Tom Cotton in Arkansas. Shoffner is a sixth-generation farmer whose launch video focused on her family farm shutting down this year.
Immigration: Reps. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) will introduce their bipartisan immigration bill, the Dignity Act, today. The bill aims to strengthen border security while also offering pathways to legal status for longtime undocumented immigrants living in the country.
