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2026 race

AZ-07 — U.S. House

4 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Adelita Grijalva.

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Democratic primary · Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Adelita GrijalvaWon
Republican primary · Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Daniel ButierezWon
Election day
89days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Disclosed money in race
$4.3M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Daniel Butierez

R
ChallengerFEC H4AZ07134

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Raised this cycle
Cash on hand:
2 defeated candidates — show

Daniel Hernandez

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6AZ07105

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Raised this cycle$1.1M
Cash on hand: $0

Deja Cherise Operana-Foxx

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6AZ07139

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Raised this cycle$1.1M
Cash on hand: $5K
Local signal

Early read on AZ-07 — U.S. House

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Adelita Grijalvalimited coverage
No tracked coverage in the last 90 days yet.
Daniel Butierezlimited coverage
No tracked coverage in the last 90 days yet.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Total disclosed
$4.3M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$4.3M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Adelita Grijalva(D)incumbent
$2.1M$2.1M
Daniel Butierez(R)
$0$0
2 defeated candidates — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Daniel Hernandez(D)defeated
$1.1M$1.1M
Deja Cherise Operana-Foxx(D)defeated
$1.1M$1.1M
Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside AZ versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Adelita Grijalva(D)61% in-state · $820K itemized
$501K in-state$319K out-of-state
Daniel Butierez(R)99% in-state · $24K itemized
$24K in-state$250 out-of-state
2 defeated candidates — show
Daniel Hernandez(D)defeated51% in-state · $789K itemized
$400K in-state$390K out-of-state
Deja Cherise Operana-Foxx(D)defeated15% in-state · $232K itemized
$35K in-state$196K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

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