2014 Wyoming Secretary of State election

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2014 Wyoming Secretary of State election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2018  
Turnout65.05% Decrease2.svg 3.13%
  Secretary of State Ed Murray (cropped).jpg Blank.png Blank.png
Nominee Ed Murray Jennifer YoungHoward "Kit" Carson
Party Republican Constitution Libertarian
Popular vote119,77218,91816,858
Percentage76.58%12.10%10.78%

2014 Wyoming Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results
Murray:      70–80%     80–90%

Secretary of State before election

Max Maxfield
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Ed Murray
Republican

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.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports
CandidateAmount raised
Ed Murray$508,200
Edward Buchanan$124,816
Peter S. Illoway$119,017
Clark Stith$35,557
Source: OpenSecrets [6]

Results

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Murray 32,944 36.75%
Republican Edward Buchanan31,31234.93%
Republican Peter S. Illoway16,59618.52%
Republican Clark Stith8,5119.50%
Write-In Write-In2740.31%
Total votes156,407 100%

Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

  • Jennifer Young (Constitution), Wyoming Constitution Party Chairwoman
  • Howard Carson (Libertarian), future President of the Wyoming Libertarian Party [8]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports
CandidateAmount raised
Ed Murray$508,200
Jennifer Young$10,121
Howard Carson$0
[6]

Results

Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Murray 119,772 76.58%
Constitution Jennifer Young18,91812.10%
Libertarian Howard Carson16,85810.78%
Write-In Write-In8590.55%
Total votes156,407 100%

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  2. 1 2 "Two former lawmakers join Wyoming secretary of state race".
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