Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2014
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November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) |
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Turnout |
65.05% 3.13 |
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Elections in Wyoming |
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General elections |
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Gubernatorial elections |
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Secretary of State elections |
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State Senate elections |
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The Wyoming gubernatorial 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.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports |
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
Republican primary results[8]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Murray |
32,944 |
36.75% |
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Republican |
Edward Buchanan |
31,312 |
34.93% |
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Republican |
Peter S. Illoway |
16,596 |
18.52% |
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Republican |
Clark Stith |
8,511 |
9.50% |
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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 |
Candidate |
Amount raised |
Ed Murray |
$508,200 |
Jennifer Young |
$10,121 |
Howard Carson |
$0 |
Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics[7] |