# 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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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 California's 1st congressional district (1995–1999), candidate for US Senate for California in 1998, and candidate for Arizona Governor in 2006 and 2014

#### Eliminated in primary

* Tracy Livingston, board member of the Maricopa County Community College District
* Robert Branch, Grand Canyon University professor
* Jonathan Gelbart, charter school director
* Diane Douglas, incumbent superintendent

### Endorsements

Federal officials
* Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative
State and local officials
* Lisa Graham Keegan, former Superintendent of Public Instruction
* Jaime Molera, former Superintendent of Public Instruction
* Steven Yarbrough, President of Arizona Senate
* Sylvia Allen, state senator
* Karen Fann, state senator
* JD Mesnard, Arizona House Speaker
* Kevin Payne, state representative.
* Vince Leach, state representative.
* Todd Clodfelter, state representative.
* Paul Boyer, state representative
* Drew John, state representative.
* David Livingston, state representative
* Sal Dicicio, Phoenix City Councilman
Individuals
* Ernest Garfield, former State Treasurer
* Adam Kwasman, former state representative.
* Jim Waring, Phoenix City Councilman and former state senator.
* Jake Hoffman, Queen Creek Town Councilman.
* Jared Taylor, Gilbert Town Councilman.
* Jim Lane, Mayor of Scottsdale
Individuals
* James Kolbe, former Congressman
* Rich Crandall, former State Senator
* Kevin Thompson, Mesa City Councilmember
* Chris Glover, Mesa City Councilmember

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank Riggs | 124,872 | 21.82% |
| | Republican | Bob Branch | 124,623 | 21.78% |
| | Republican | Diane Douglas (incumbent) | 121,452 | 21.22% |
| | Republican | Tracy Livingston | 115,778 | 20.23% |
| | Republican | Jonathan Gelbart | 85,511 | 14.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 572,236 | 100.0% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Kathy Hoffman, speech-language pathologist at Peoria Unified School District

#### Eliminated in primary

* David Schapira, former state senator (2011–2013)

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kathy Hoffman | 254,566 | 52.27% |
| | Democratic | David Schapira | 232,419 | 47.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 486,985 | 100.0% |

## General election
### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Frank Riggs (R) | Kathy Hoffman (D) | Undecided |
| OH Predictive Insights | September 5–6, 2018 | 597 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 41% | 39% | 20% |

### Results

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kathy Hoffman | 1,185,457 | 51.56% | +2.11% |
| | Republican | Frank Riggs | 1,113,781 | 48.44% | −2.11% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 89 | 0.0% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,299,327 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |