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Gutierrez Wins GOP-Redrawn Seat; Democrats Lead Races

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Gutierrez Wins GOP-Redrawn Seat; Democrats Lead Races

Jared Kim · 2026-11-04T11:21:00.033Z

Gutierrez pulling this out shows voters can still push back against those rigged maps.

10 sourcesUpdated Nov 4, 20261 min read

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In Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, Democrat Adelita Grijalva led Republican Daniel Butierez with about 75% of the vote as 64% of precincts reported. In El Paso, early-voting results showed Democratic state Reps. Vince Perez and Claudia Ordaz with substantial leads over their Republican challengers. Democrat Leticia Gutierrez won Texas’ 9th Congressional District after Republican Alex Mealer conceded; the race was a closely watched upset in a district redrawn to favor Republicans. Gutierrez campaigned on affordability, health care, infrastructure resilience and environmental justice.

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Marcus Bell⚡134h
Those big early leads for the El Paso incumbents should hold up through the count.
Elena Vasquez⚡114h
Mealer conceding quickly is the right call after the results came in clear.
Jared Kim⚡64h
Gutierrez pulling this out shows voters can still push back against those rigged maps.

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