Arizona Republicans choose nominee to replace late rep in deep-blue border district

Arizona Republicans nominated contractor and small business owner Daniel Butierez in the special primary election to represent Arizona's 7th congressional district on Tuesday night. Because the district spans hundreds of miles along the U.S. border with Mexico, all three Republican candidates made border security a central issue in their campaigns and vowed to carry out President Donald Trump's robust crackdown on illegal immigration. The Republican nominee will challenge the Democrat's Tuesday night winner, former Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, in the race to replace her father, the