Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2014
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August 19, 2014 |
November 4, 2014 |
Ed Murray  |
Max Maxfield |
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TheWyoming Secretary of State election took place onNovember 4, 2014. IncumbentMax Maxfield (R) was first elected in 2006 and did not file for re-election. The race to replace Maxfield included Republican candidateEd Murray,Constitution Party candidate Jennifer Young andLibertarian Party candidateKit Carson.Ed Murray won in the general election. Learn more about recent races for this seat by jumping to thepast elections section.
Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wyoming utilizes aclosed primary process.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Candidates
General election
Ed Murray - Businessman[3]
Kit Carson
Jennifer Young - Chair of the Constitution Party of Wyoming[4]
Defeated in the primary
Clark Stith - attorney[5]Edward Buchanan - former state representative[6]Pete Illoway - former state representative[6]
Withdrew
Dan Zwonitzer - state representative[7][8]
Declined
Max Maxfield -Incumbent[9]
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of Wyoming, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ed Murray | 76.6% | 119,772 | |
| Constitution | Jennifer Young | 12.1% | 18,918 | |
| Libertarian | Kit Carson | 10.8% | 16,858 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 859 | |
| Total Votes | 156,407 | |||
| Election results viaWyoming Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
Republican primary
| Wyoming Secretary of State Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Ed Murrary | 36.8% | 32,944 | ||
| Edward Buchanan | 34.9% | 31,312 | ||
| Pete Illoway | 18.5% | 16,596 | ||
| Clark Stith | 9.5% | 8,511 | ||
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 274 | ||
| Total Votes | 89,637 | |||
| Election results viaWyoming Secretary of State. | ||||
Democratic primary
- Uncontested
Past elections
2010
| Wyoming Secretary of State, General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Max MaxfieldIncumbent | 76.1% | 140,087 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Simons | 19.5% | 35,873 | |
| Libertarian | Candice De Laat | 4.4% | 8,045 | |
| Write-Ins | Various | 0.1% | 151 | |
| Total Votes | 184,156 | |||
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2006
| Wyoming Secretary of State, General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Max Maxfield | 82% | 148,210 | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Brossman | 18% | 32,551 | |
| Total Votes | 180,761 | |||
| Election results viaWyoming Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of$797,711 during the election. This information was last updated on April 8, 2015.[10]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Ed Murray | Wyoming Secretary of State |  | $508,200 | |
| Edward Buchanan | Wyoming Secretary of State |  | $124,816 | |
| Clark Stith | Wyoming Secretary of State | | $119,017 | |
| Peter Illoway | Wyoming Secretary of State | | $35,557 | |
| Jennifer Young | Wyoming Secretary of State | | $10,121 | |
| Kit Carson | Wyoming Secretary of State | | $0 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $797,711 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2014 | Filing deadline |
| August 19, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 12, 2014 | State certification of results |
| January 5, 2015 | State executives inaugurated |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Wyoming + Secretary + State + election + 2014"
See also
- Wyoming Secretary of State
- Wyoming state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Wyoming Legislature, "Wyo. Stat. § 22–5–212," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Legislature, "Wyo. Stat. § 22–16–103," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑Ed Murray for Secretary of State, "Meet Ed Murray," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑Independent Political Report, "WY Constitution Party Candidate Receives GOP Endorsement," September 30, 2013
- ↑Casper Star-Tribune, "Clark Stith for secretary of state," March 25, 2014
- ↑6.06.1Casper Star-Tribune, "Two former lawmakers join Wyoming secretary of state race," March 31, 2014
- ↑Casper Star-Tribune, "Dan Zwonitzer announces bid for Wyoming secretary of state," March 25, 2014
- ↑K2 Radio, "Candidate Pulls Out of Secretary of State Race" May 1, 2014
- ↑Casper Star-Tribune, "Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield won't seek re-election," March 18, 2014
- ↑Follow the Money, "Overview of Wyoming 2014 elections," accessed April 13, 2015
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