Poll results: Rep. Grijalva beats GOP's Saucedo in 3rd District
Raul Grijalva
Photographer: grijalva.house.gov
Posted: 11/06/2012
-
By: Associated Press
TUCSON, AZ - Democratic congressman Raul Grijalva has won a 6th term in office after turning back a challenge from Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer in Tuesday's 3rd Congressional District election.
The race was considered an easy one for Grijalva because the district is majority Democratic. But political novice Saucedo Mercer still made a challenge and spent more than $200,000 in an effort to win the seat.
Grijalva's double-digit lead late Tuesday was wide enough for The Associated Press to declare him the victor.
The sprawling district borders Mexico in southwestern Arizona and includes the western half of Tucson, parts of Yuma and portions of several western suburbs of Phoenix.
Grijalva has served in Congress since winning office in 2002.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PRINT
RIGHT NOW on ABC15.com
-
FORECAST: Memorial Day cool down
We have to get through another very warm day but soon temperatures will get cooler and it's just in time for the Memorial Day holiday.
-
MCSO: Body pulled from Lake Pleasant
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Chris Hegstrom identified the victim as 49-year-old Pedro Aguirre Castillo of Peoria.
-
Characters come out at PHX Comicon
All weekend long characters from Superman to Ironman are converging on the Phoenix Convention Center for Phoenix Comicon.
-
PD looks for driver who hit bicyclist
A man riding a bicycle has died after he was struck by a vehicle in Phoenix Friday night.
-
Community honors Officer Daryl Raetz
Phoenix police officers, family and friends gathered Saturday morning to remember an officer who was killed in the line of duty last weekend.
-
Gilbert teen overcomes pain to graduate
It’s graduation time and one student at Perry High School in Gilbert has had to overcome a lot more than most to graduate with honors.
-
Workout plans for YOUR body type
The secret to weight loss might be staring back at you in the mirror. A new trend suggests women work out based on the shape of their body.
-
QB Golson no longer at Notre Dame
University spokesman Dennis Brown said Saturday night that Everett Golson, who had three years of eligibility left after not playing as a freshman, was no longer enrolled at Notre Dame as of Friday.
-
Fire destroys Mesa home, kittens die
Authorities say no one was home when a fire broke out and destroyed a residence in Mesa Saturday afternoon.
-
Gabrielle Giffords to grads: 'Be bold'
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' advice to college graduates on Saturday was the same she offered senators earlier this year as they prepared to consider gun-related legislation.
