Southern Arizona voters have given Rep. Raúl Grijalva — one of the biggest critics of President Trump — a ninth term in Congress.

Grijalva, a Tucson Democrat first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003, had nearly 60.9 percent of the vote, while Republican challenger Nick Pierson had about 39.1 percent in early returns.

It is unclear how many votes had not been counted in Congressional District 3, but it was unlikely Pierson could mount a comeback based on trends in early ballots counted and in provisional ballots.

“It is our turn at the wheel,” Grijalva said Tuesday night of Democrats taking back the House. “Congress will be checking the worst excesses and instincts of the Trump administration.”

In the heavily Democratic district, where 43 percent of voters are Democrats and 20 percent are Republicans, Pierson joins a long line of Republican challengers who have tried to unseat Grijalva.

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Source: Arizona Daily Star – Nov 6, 2018
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