Cathy Riggs

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Cathy Riggs

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Republican Party

Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

9

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Cathy Riggs (Republican Party) is a judge for Desert Ridge Precinct of the Maricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. Riggs assumed office in 2016. Riggs' current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Riggs (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Desert Ridge Precinct judge of the Maricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. Riggs won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2024)

General election

General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct

Incumbent Cathy Riggs won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Riggs (R)	98.6	80,071
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	1,119

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,190
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct

Incumbent Cathy Riggs advanced from the Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Riggs	99.5	23,837
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	123

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,960
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Riggs in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)

General election

General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct

Incumbent Cathy Riggs won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Riggs (R)	98.3	76,896
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	1,300

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,196
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct

Incumbent Cathy Riggs advanced from the Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Riggs	99.5	23,896
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	129

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,025
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Cathy Riggs did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

Arizona courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona

State courts:

Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona