Frank Riggs
Frank Riggs (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing California.
Riggs (Republican Party) ran for election for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction. Riggs lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Riggs was an unsuccessful 2014 Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona.[1]
Riggs is a former Republican member of the U.S. House, representing the state of California. He was first elected in 1990 and served one term before losing his bid for re-election in 1992. Riggs made a successful comeback in the 1994 congressional elections, however, reclaiming his seat in the House in January 1995. He won re-election in 1996 and left office in 1999, after opting not to seek a fourth term in the 1998 election.[2]
Riggs was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. All 58 delegates from Arizona were bound by state law to support the winner of the statewide primary, Donald Trump, for one ballot at the convention.[3] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Biography
Riggs was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1975. The following year, Riggs became a California police officer. He served in Santa Barbara, California, Healdsburg, California, and later, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, before retiring from the police force in 1983 and launching a new career as a real estate developer.
After retiring from civil service in 1983, Riggs served on the Windsor Union School District Board of Trustees from 1984 to 1988.[2]
Education
- B.A. - Golden Gate University (1980)
Political career
U.S. House (1991-1993, 1995-1999)
Riggs served three non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House, representing California, from 1991-1993 and 1995-1999. He ran as a Republican in each of his congressional campaigns, including his failed 1994 bid for re-election that forced him to give up his seat for the 103rd Congress.[2]
Elections
2018
Matthew Harris (D) ran as a write-in candidate.
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
- See also: Arizona Gubernatorial election, 2014
Riggs ran for election to the office of Governor of Arizona.[1] He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the primary election on August 26, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Primary election - August 26, 2014
| Governor of Arizona Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Doug Ducey |
37.2% | 200,607 | ||
| Scott Smith | 22.1% | 119,107 | ||
| Christine Jones | 16.7% | 89,922 | ||
| Ken Bennett | 11.5% | 62,010 | ||
| Andrew Thomas | 8.1% | 43,822 | ||
| Frank Riggs | 4.5% | 24,168 | ||
| Mike Aloisi (Write-in) | 0% | 27 | ||
| Alice Lukasik (Write-in) | 0% | 27 | ||
| Total Votes | 539,690 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State. | ||||
Polls
General election
Ducey vs. DuVal vs. Hess
| Arizona Governor - General election match-ups | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Doug Ducey (R) | Fred DuVal (D) | Barry J. Hess (L) | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| American Encore October 20-22, 2014 | 42% | 35% | 7% | 15% | +/-4 | 601 | |||||||||||||
| Moore Information October 7-8, 2014 | 36% | 39% | 3% | 22% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| Keating (D-Restore Arizona's Future PAC) September 17-19, 2014 | 41% | 39% | 7% | 13% | +/-4.0 | 600 | |||||||||||||
| Terrance (R-Arizona Free Enterprise Club) September 15-17, 2014 | 44% | 38% | 6% | 11% | +/-4.5 | 505 | |||||||||||||
| The Arizona Republic August 24-25, 2014 | 35% | 35% | 12% | 18% | +/-4.0 | 588 | |||||||||||||
| Garin-Hart-Yang (D) February 3-6, 2014 | 32% | 32% | 6% | 30% | +/-3.5 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 38.33% | 36.33% | 6.83% | 18.17% | +/-4.15 | 532.33 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ducey vs. Duval
| Governor of Arizona - Ducey vs. DuVal | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Doug Ducey (R) | Fred DuVal (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS/YouGov October 16-23, 2014 | 50% | 40% | 10% | +/-4 | 2,621 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports October 14-16, 2014 | 47% | 42% | 10% | +/-3 | 1,056 | ||||||||||||||
| New York Times/CBS/YouGov September 20-October 1, 2014 | 50% | 39% | 11% | +/-3 | 2,808 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports August 27-28, 2014 | 40% | 40% | 13% | +/-4.0 | 850 | ||||||||||||||
| Susquehanna Polling and Research November 2013 | 36% | 33% | 31% | +/-- | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 44.6% | 38.8% | 15% | +/-1.2 | 1,587 | ||||||||||||||
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Primary polling
Republican primary
| Arizona Governor - GOP Primary | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Ken Bennett | Doug Ducey | Christine Jones | Frank Riggs | Scott Smith | Andrew Thomas | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||
| Harper Polling August 19-20, 2014 | 14% | 32% | 16% | 2% | 19% | 7% | 10% | +/-3.44 | 812 | ||||||||||
| Arizona Automobile Dealers Association August 15, 2014 | 10% | 31% | 16% | 3% | 23% | 7% | 10% | 1,300 | |||||||||||
| Harper Polling July 16-17, 2014 | 12% | 23% | 21% | 1% | 13% | 7% | 22% | +/-3.29 | 885 | ||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing July 14, 2014 | 7% | 28% | 19% | 1% | 14% | 8% | 24% | +/-4.0 | 691 | ||||||||||
| Magellan Strategies July 9-10, 2014 | 11% | 26% | 22% | 2% | 14% | 6% | 19% | +/-4.02 | 593 | ||||||||||
| Harper Polling June 25-26, 2014 | 12% | 33% | 15% | 2% | 14% | 3% | 22% | +/-3.48 | 791 | ||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 11% | 28.83% | 18.17% | 1.83% | 16.17% | 6.33% | 17.83% | +/-3.04 | 845.33 | ||||||||||
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Republican primary
| Arizona Governor - GOP primary | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Ken Bennett | Christine Jones | Al Melvin | Andrew Thomas | Doug Ducey | Scott Smith | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||
| Susquehanna Polling and Research (November 2013) | 20% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 53% | +/-- | 245 | ||||||||||
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Race background
Term limits for Gov. Brewer
Incumbent Jan Brewer (R) was term-limited from seeking re-election, which left the seat open for the 2014 election. The race was rated Likely R by The Cook Political Report, meaning Brewer was likely to be succeeded by another Republican according to their assessment.[4] Governing rated the general election race between Doug Ducey (R) and Fred DuVal (D) as a Toss-up.[5]
Brewer was originally appointed to the position in 2009, and she was then elected to it in 2010. Arizona's term limit laws preclude any individual who has occupied the governor's office during two consecutive terms from running for re-election. Brewer asserted that the law did not adequately account for the conditions of her incomplete first term, but she did not pursue a court challenge for an exemption.[6]
Republican primary
Candidates in the GOP primary included outgoing Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey, Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, and former GoDaddy.com Executive Vice President Christine Jones. Ducey won the primary with 37.2 percent of the vote, followed by Smith in second place with 22.1 percent.
Democratic primary
Former Arizona Board of Regents President Fred DuVal won the Democratic nomination by default as the only candidate to file in the primary.[7]
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Riggs was selected to be an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona, but he resigned from this position and did not attend the convention.[8]
See also
| Arizona | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018
- Governor of Arizona
- Arizona Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Arizona state executive official elections, 2014
- Doug Ducey
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Arizona Republic, "Former California congressman enters Arizona governor race," January 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Frank Riggs," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Republican Party, "Arizona’s Elected Delegates to Republican National Convention," accessed May 6, 2016
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "Governors Race Ratings 2014," September 15, 2014
- ↑ Governing, "2014 Governors Races," September 10, 2014
- ↑ USA Today, "Facing term limit, Ariz. Gov. Brewer won't run again," March 12, 2014
- ↑ AZCentral, "Fred DuVal sees pros, cons of no primary challenger," May 8, 2014
- ↑ Email from Frank Riggs on October 24, 2016
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