2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election explained

Election Name:	2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2022 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Next Year:	2022
Election Date:	November 6, 2018
Image1:	File:Kathy Hoffman (45939345954) (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Kathy Hoffman
Party1:	Arizona Democratic Party
Popular Vote1:	1,185,457
Percentage1:	51.6%
Nominee2:	Frank Riggs
Party2:	Arizona Republican Party
Popular Vote2:	1,113,781
Percentage2:	48.4%
Map Size:	200px
Superintendent
Before Election:	Diane Douglas
Before Party:	Arizona Republican Party
After Election:	Kathy Hoffman
After Party:	Arizona Democratic Party

The 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Riggs, former U.S. representative for (1995–1999), candidate for US Senate for California in 1998, and candidate for Arizona Governor in 2006 and 2014^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Tracy Livingston, board member of the Maricopa County Community College District^{[2] [3]}
• Robert Branch, Grand Canyon University professor^[4]
• Jonathan Gelbart, charter school director^[5]
• Diane Douglas, incumbent superintendent^[6]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Hoffman, speech-language pathologist at Peoria Unified School District^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• David Schapira, former state senator (2011–2013)^[7]

Results

General election

Results

External links

Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites

• Kathy Hoffman (D) for Superintendent
• Frank Riggs (R) for Superintendent

Notes and References

1. Web site: Republican, Democrat Join Race for Arizona Schools Chief | Arizona News | US News . 2017-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419210735/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2017-04-18/republican-democrat-join-race-for-arizona-schools-chief . 2017-04-19 . dead .
2. Web site: John Huppenthal feels your pain – Arizona Capitol Times. Yellow Sheet. Report. azcapitoltimes.com. 3 February 2017 .
3. Web site: Tracy Livingston Announces Candidacy for AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction. Sam. Stone.
4. Web site: 6-27-17 Briefs. archives.mcrcbriefs.org.
5. Web site: Allhands: Arizona's big education race just got its dark horse.
6. Web site: Race for Arizona schools chief grows as two more announce run. 18 April 2017.
7. Web site: Roberts: David Schapira to take on Diane Douglas.