Grijalva's background became a matter of discussion on the campaign trail in Arizona's 7th Congressional District.

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

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.

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

Adelita Grijalva, a former local elected official, will follow in her father’s footsteps, representing a congressional district in southern Arizona after fending off a challenge built around generational change and winning the Democratic primary in a special election on Tuesday night.

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.