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. Hoffman was the first Democrat elected to this position since 1990.
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
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
Results
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
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error FrankRiggs (R) KathyHoffman (D) UndecidedOH Predictive InsightsOH Predictive Insights September 5–6, 2018 597 (LV) ± 4.0% 41% 39% 20%
Results
Notes
References
External links Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites Kathy Hoffman (D) for Superintendent Frank Riggs (R) for Superintendent