Adelita Grijalva’s landslide win over Deja Foxx shows that real-world connections still matter more than social media influence in politics.

Influencer Deja Foxx lost in her battle for Arizona’s seventh congressional district, which was recently made vacant by the death of the area’s longtime representative, Congressman Raúl Grijalva. Via Instagram

Deja Foxx had a small watch party at Zerai’s International Bar. She presumably lost by a wide margin to Adelita Grijalva in the primary.

Adelita Grijalva, daughter of the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva, won Tuesday's Democratic primary in the special election to replace her father, and will advance to this fall’s general election.

The next test of who Democratic voters want to see leading the party will take place Tuesday in southwest Arizona, where three leading candidates are offering competing visions in the primary to fill the late Rep.

Progressive activist Deja Foxx, 25, campaigns for Arizona congressional seat with support from David Hogg, drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani's victory against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Adelita Grijalva won the primary race for Arizona's 7th Congressional District—a seat her father, the late Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva had previously held—beating out 25-year-old digital strategist Deja Foxx on Tuesday night. Newsweek reached out to Foxx via X, formerly Twitter.

Deja Foxx came in a distant second in the CD 7 special primary, but the political newcomer did not come in last and boasted extensive use of social media.