2014 Wyoming Secretary of State election
The Wyoming Secretary of State election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014. The incumbent Secretary of State, Max Maxfield, chose not to run for reelection. Real estate investor Ed Murray defeated Jennifer Young and Howard "Kit" Carson of the Constitution and Libertarian parties without any opposition from the Wyoming Democratic Party with 69.98% of the vote. However, despite losing the Republican primary Edward Buchanan would later be appointed Secretary of State after Murray`s resignation.
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Republican Primary
Candidates
Declared
- Ed Murray, real estate investor[1]
- Edward Buchanan, Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives[2]
- Peter S. Illoway, state Representative[3]
- Clark Stith, member of the Rock Springs City Council from Ward 1[4]
Withdrew
- Dan Zwonitzer, state representative[5]
Declined
- Max Maxfield, incumbent Secretary of State[6]
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports | |
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Candidate | Amount raised |
Ed Murray | $508,200 |
Edward Buchanan | $124,816 |
Peter S. Illoway | $119,017 |
Clark Stith | $35,557 |
Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics[7] |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Murray | 32,944 | 36.75% | |
Republican | Edward Buchanan | 31,312 | 34.93% | |
Republican | Peter S. Illoway | 16,596 | 18.52% | |
Republican | Clark Stith | 8,511 | 9.50% | |
Write-In | Write-In | 274 | 0.31% | |
Total votes | 156,407 | 100% |
Third Parties
Candidates
Declared
- Jennifer Young (Constitution), Wyoming Constitution Party Chairwoman
- Howard Carson (Libertarian), future President of the Wyoming Libertarian Party[9]
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports | |
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Candidate | Amount raised |
Ed Murray | $508,200 |
Jennifer Young | $10,121 |
Howard Carson | $0 |
Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics[7] |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Murray | 119,772 | 69.98% | |
Constitution | Jennifer Young | 18,918 | 11.05% | |
Libertarian | Howard Carson | 16,858 | 9.85% | |
Write-In | Write-In | 859 | 0.5% | |
Over Votes | Other | 47 | 0.2% | |
Under Votes | Other | 14,699 | 8.59% | |
Total votes | 171,153 | 100% |
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References
- "ED MURRAY ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR WYOMING SECRETARY OF STATE".
- "Two former lawmakers join Wyoming secretary of state race".
- "Two former lawmakers join Wyoming secretary of state race".
- "Clark Stith Announces Candidacy For Secretary of State".
- "Dan Zwonitzer announces bid for Wyoming secretary of state".
- "Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield won't seek re-election".
- "Secretary of State". NIOMISP.
- "Republican primary results" (PDF).
- "Barron: Third-party movement stalled".
- "Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2014" (PDF).
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