The 2022 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of

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. Incumbent Democratic Superintendent

Kathy Hoffman Kathy Hoffman (born 1985) is an American educator, speech-language pathologist, and politician who served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she took her oath of office with ...

is running for a second term, against former Attorney General

Tom Horne Thomas Charles Horne (born March 28, 1945) is an American attorney, politician, and Republican activist who served as the 25th Attorney General of Arizona from 2011 to 2015. Horne lost to Mark Brnovich in the Republican primary for Attorney Gene ...

as the

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nominee.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent superintendent

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

, former superintendent and former

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Eliminated in primary

*Shiry Sapir, real estate manager * Michelle Udall, state representative from the 25th district

Did not file

* Michael Trevillion, assistant principal

Polling

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Eliminated in primary

* Sheila Reid-Shaver,

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precinct committeeman ''(write-in)''

Results

General election

Polling

Certified results

Recount

On December 5, 2022, following election certification, Secretary of State

Katie Hobbs Kathleen Marie Hobbs (born December 28, 1969) is an American politician and social worker who is the governor-elect of Arizona, having been elected in 2022. She has served as the 21st secretary of state of Arizona since 2019. A member of the D ...

petitioned the Maricopa County Superior Court to initiate a recount for the Superintendent of Public Instruction election. On the same day, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy J. Thomason ordered for the recount to begin. Although, Superintendent

had already conceded the election, the recount proceeded as the margin between the two candidates was 0.35%, which falls in the threshold to trigger an automatic recount. On December 29, Judge Timothy Thomason announced the results of the recount, confirming Tom Horne as the winner with an increased margin of 9,188 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Did not file

Polling

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Polling

Certified results

Recount

Recount results

See also

Notes

References