With just over three weeks until five Democrats and three Republicans face off in the July 15 special primary election for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s vacant U.S. Congressional seat, about 17,000 mail-in ballots in Pima County have already been turned in, officials say.
The Pima County Recorder’s Office sent a total of 130,819 early ballots and have received back 17,180 ballots from voters as of Thursday. Nearly 14,000 of the ballots have already been turned over to the Elections Department.
Three early voting locations opened June 18, two will open July 7 and three more open July 11. Emergency voting on Saturday, July 12, and Monday, July 14, will be available across all eight locations. Visit for more information on locations and hours.
Voters can also drop off their early ballots at the Pima County Recorder’s Main Office, 240 N. Stone Ave., and at the Eastside Office, 6920 E. Broadway Boulevard.
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A total of 58 Election Day vote centers will be available July 15. A list of those locations and the early voting centers can be found by visiting .

Top row, from left, Democrats: Deja Foxx, Adelita Grijalva, Patrick Harris Sr., Daniel Hernandez Jr. and José Malvido Jr. Bottom row, from left, Republicans: Daniel Butierez, Jorge Rivas and Jimmy Rodriguez. The eight candidates are running for the open congressional District 7 seat formerly held by Raúl Grijalva.
Early ballots were sent out June 18 and early voting began that day. It is recommended that voters return their early ballot by July 8.
As of Monday, there are 261,147 active voters in Congressional District 7, according to the Pima County Recorder’s Office.
Among them, 110,352 are registered Democrats, 54,272 are Republicans and 92,031 are independent voters, according to the office.
Voters can go to to check their registration or their ballot status through the Pima County Recorder’s Office’s new .
Democrat voters have their choice between Adelita Grijalva, Daniel Hernandez, Deja Foxx, Jose Malvido and Patrick Harris, Sr.
Three Republican candidates are running: Daniel Butierez, Jimmy Rodriguez and Jorge Rivas.
Voters elected Democrat Raúl Grijalva to 12 terms in the U.S. House, a post held until he died in March at age 77 while in office.
The winners of the primaries will face off Sept. 23 in the special general election. Voters can also write-in Libertarian Andy Fernandez, Green Party candidates Eduardo Quintana and Gary Swing, as well as No Labels Party candidate Richard Grayson in the general election, .
Voters must be registered by Aug. 25 to participate in the special general election. Early voting begins Aug. 27.