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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| Turnout | 65.05%  3.13% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Murray: 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Ed Murray, real estate investor[1]
- Edward Buchanan, Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives[2]
- Peter S. Illoway, state Representative[2]
- Clark Stith, member of the Rock Springs City Council from Ward 1[3]
Withdrew
edit- Dan Zwonitzer, state representative[4]
Declined
edit- Max Maxfield, incumbent Secretary of State[5]
Fundraising
edit| Campaign finance reports | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Amount raised |
| Ed Murray | $508,200 |
| Edward Buchanan | $124,816 |
| Peter S. Illoway | $119,017 |
| Clark Stith | $35,557 |
| Source: OpenSecrets[6] | |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Jennifer Young (Constitution), Wyoming Constitution Party Chairwoman
- Howard Carson (Libertarian), future President of the Wyoming Libertarian Party[8]
Fundraising
edit| Campaign finance reports | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Amount raised |
| Ed Murray | $508,200 |
| Jennifer Young | $10,121 |
| Howard Carson | $0 |
| [6] | |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Murray | 119,772 | 76.58% | |
| Constitution | Jennifer Young | 18,918 | 12.10% | |
| Libertarian | Howard Carson | 16,858 | 10.78% | |
| Write-In | Write-In | 859 | 0.55% | |
| Total votes | 156,407 | 100% | ||
References
edit- ^ "ED MURRAY ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR WYOMING SECRETARY OF STATE".
- ^ a b "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".
- ^ a b "Secretary of State". OpenSecrets.
- ^ "Republican primary results" (PDF).
- ^ "Barron: Third-party movement stalled".
- ^ "Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2014" (PDF).