Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
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| Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 4, 2022 |
| Primary: August 2, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Kathy Hoffman (Democratic) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Arizona |
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Arizona held an election for superintendent of public instruction on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was April 4, 2022.
Incumbent Kathy Hoffman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Tom Horne defeated four other candidates to advance from the Republican primary.
Hoffman, a former pre-school teacher and speech-language pathologist, was first elected in 2018, defeating Frank Riggs (R) 51.6% to 48.4% in the general election.[1] Hoffmann was the first Democrat to become superintendent of public instruction in the state since 1995.[2] She said she would focus on policies to reverse pandemic-related learning loss in students.[3]
Horne served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2003 to 2011. From 2011 to 2015, he served as the state attorney general. Horne said he would focus on fighting critical race theory, stopping cancel culture, and promoting patriotism and quality education.[4]
The superintendent of public instruction oversees the state of Arizona's public school system and directs the state's Department of Education.
Thomas C. Horne won election in the general election for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- Kathy Hoffman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Thomas C. Horne (Republican Party) ✔
- Patrick Finerd (Republican Party) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Sheila Reid-Shaver (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Kathy Hoffman (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
- Thomas C. Horne ✔
- Shiry Sapir
- Michelle Udall
- Tiffany Asch (Write-in)
- Kara Woods (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
- Sheila Reid-Shaver (Write-in) ✔
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Arizona
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Campaign data
Campaign finance
General election
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Past elections
2018
General election
General election for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kathy Hoffman defeated Frank Riggs in the general election for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Hoffman (D) | 51.6 | 1,185,457 |
 | Frank Riggs (R) | 48.4 | 1,113,781 | |
| Total votes: 2,299,238 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kathy Hoffman defeated David Schapira in the Democratic primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Hoffman | 52.3 | 254,566 |
 | David Schapira | 47.7 | 232,419 | |
| Total votes: 486,985 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Frank Riggs defeated Robert Branch, incumbent Diane Douglas, Tracy Livingston, and Jonathan Gelbart in the Republican primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Riggs | 21.8 | 124,872 |
 | Robert Branch | 21.8 | 124,623 | |
 | Diane Douglas | 21.2 | 121,452 | |
 | Tracy Livingston | 20.2 | 115,778 | |
| Jonathan Gelbart | 14.9 | 85,511 | |
| Total votes: 572,236 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
| Superintendent of Arizona, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Diane Douglas |
50.5% | 740,273 | |
| Democratic | David Garcia | 49.5% | 724,239 | |
| Total Votes | 1,464,512 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ASHA Wire, "An SLP Turned Policymaker Works to Serve the Neediest Children During COVID-19," July 22, 2020
- ↑ azcentral, "Riggs concedes after Hoffman declared winner in Arizona school superintendent race," November 12, 2022
- ↑ Who is running for superintendent of public instruction for Arizona? The major candidates," May 7, 2022
- ↑ Tom Horne 2022 campaign website, "Home page," accessed August 1, 2022
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