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Special Election for AZ-07, U.S. Congress
Maricopa County Elections is administering a special election for the Seventh Congressional District in Arizona, on September 23, 2025.
This special election is being held to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D), who passed away earlier this year. His daughter, Adelita Grijalva (D), handily won Arizona's July 15 special primary election. But she has also built her own impressive political resume in southern Arizona over the last 20 years.
Read more about Adelita on our Candidates page.
Aug. 9
Military and Overseas Ballots Mailed
Aug. 25
Voter
Registration Deadline
Aug. 27
Ballots Mailed
and Early Voting
Begins
Sept. 12
Last day to
request a ballot
by mail
Sept. 16
Last day to
mail back
your ballot
Sept. 23
Election
Day!
Commonly Used Election and Political Terms and Phrases:
Absentee — In Arizona, the CORRECT term refers to a Voter who requests that a single ballot be mailed to a location that is NOT their voting address. Often confused with PEVL.
ADLCC — Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
ADP — Arizona Democratic Party
AVEL - Active Early Voting List.
Base Universe — Group of registered voters that a political party knows will vote for their candidates.
CD — Congressional District: there are 9 in Arizona, each with 1 US Congressperson (elected in even-numbered years)
Compliance — Conducting campaign activities within legal parameters set out by federal or state statute.
Coordinated Campaign — Campaign in which candidates and the Democratic Party combine resources to increase voter turnout.
DNC — Democratic National Committee
DSCC — Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
GOTV — Get Out The Vote: Action of contacting voters to vote.
LD — Legislative District: There are 30 in AZ, each with 2 State Representatives and 1 State Senator (elected in even-numbered years).
MCDP — Maricopa County Democratic Party
Neighborhood Team — Volunteers (PCs and non-PCs) working together to conduct voter contact activities. Teams may consist of a Leader, Data Captain, Canvass/Phone Bank Captain, Volunteer Recruiter and (many) Members.
Other — Party not registered. Usually synonymous with Registered Independent, though there is no official Independent Party in AZ.
PC — Precinct Committee Person: Party representative elected in primary of even-numbered years or appointed by county party chair, then approved by County Board of Supervisors.
Precinct — Smallest defined voting area.
State Committee — Body made up of 1 of every 3 Elected PCs. Members, elected in November/December of even numbered years, attend meetings 3 times a year to conduct business of the Arizona Democratic Party.
Turf Cutting — Taking a list of voters in a given geographic area and creating maps for canvasses to easily find them.
Turnout Universe — Group of registered Democrats and Dem-leaning independent voters who are less likely to vote -- unless we engage them and turn them out.
VAN — Voter Activation Network: A database of voters and volunteers the Democratic Party uses for campaigns.