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  • JOSHUA MORGAN
  • Surrounded by her supporters Tuesday night, Ruth McClung provided a tough challenge for Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s CD7 seat.

Despite a tough competition, it may look like Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., has finally cinched his victory over challenger Ruth McClung. As of Friday morning, Grijalva’s 6,000-vote lead on McClung seems to be holding.

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  • JOSHUA MORGAN
  • While voting results may now show a Grijalva victory, McClung made a name for herself in her time in the spotlight.
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  • JOSHUA MORGAN
  • Greeting the media, McClung’s sudden rise in Southern Arizona politics was near meteoric in her challenge to Grijalva.
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  • JOSHUA MORGAN
  • In what may already be the final tally, McClung held strong in her defeat to the incumbent Grijalva

This article appears in Nov 4-10, 2010.

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