Edward Buchanan
Edward Buchanan (Republican Party) was the Wyoming Secretary of State. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on September 16, 2022.
Buchanan (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Wyoming Secretary of State. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Gov. Matt Mead (R) appointed Buchanan to the position on March 1, 2018. He succeeded former officeholder Ed Murray, who resigned in February 2018 amid sexual misconduct allegations. Buchanan was sworn into office on March 5, 2018.[1]
Buchanan is a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He represented District 4 from 2003 to 2013. He served as House majority whip from 2007 to 2008, House majority floor leader from 2009 to 2011, and speaker of the House, from 2011 to 2013.[2]
On May 17, 2022, Buchanan announced that he would not seek re-election for Wyoming Secretary of State.[3]
Biography
Buchanan earned his B.A. from the University of Wyoming in 1990. He went on to receive his M.A. from the University of Colorado in 1994 and his J.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1998.
Buchanan served as an officer in the United States Air Force from 1990 to 1994. He later worked as an attorney for the Knudsen Law Office from 1998 to 2002 before entering private practice.[4] He served as Treasurer of the Goshen County Republican Party from 2000 to 2002.
Political career
Wyoming Secretary of State (2018 - 2022)
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead (R) appointed Buchanan to serve as Wyoming secretary of state on March 1, 2018. He succeeded former officeholder Ed Murray, who resigned in February 2018 amid sexual misconduct allegations. Buchanan was sworn into office on March 5, 2018. He served for the remainder of Murray's term, which expired in January 2019. Buchanan was elected to a full term in 2018.[1]
Buchanan resigned from office on September 16, 2022.[5]
Wyoming House of Representatives (2003-2013)
Buchanan represented District 4 in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. He served as House majority whip from 2007 to 2008, House majority floor leader from 2009 to 2011, and speaker of the House, from 2011 to 2013.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Buchanan served on the following committees:
- Rules and Procedure Committee, Wyoming House of Representatives, Chair
- Joint Committee on Rules and Procedure, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Buchanan served on the following committees:
Elections
2022
Edward Buchanan did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Wyoming Secretary of State
Incumbent Edward Buchanan defeated James Byrd and Kit Carson in the general election for Wyoming Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Edward Buchanan (R) | 68.8 | 137,026 |
 | James Byrd (D)  | 26.8 | 53,355 | |
 | Kit Carson (L) | 4.3 | 8,561 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 156 | ||
| Total votes: 199,098 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming Secretary of State
James Byrd advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming Secretary of State on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Byrd | 100.0 | 16,754 |
| Total votes: 16,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming Secretary of State
Incumbent Edward Buchanan advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming Secretary of State on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Buchanan | 100.0 | 94,603 |
| Total votes: 94,603 | |||
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2014
Buchanan ran for election to the office of Wyoming Secretary of State. Buchanan lost the Republican nomination in the primary on August 19, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[6]
Primary results
| 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 via Wyoming Secretary of State. | ||||
2012
Buchanan did not run for re-election in the 2012 election for the Wyoming House of Representatives District 4.[7]
2010
Buchanan was re-elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives, District 4. He was unopposed in the November 2, 2010 general election. He was unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. [8][9]
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 4, General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Edward Buchanan (R)
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2,727 | |||
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Edward Buchanan (R)
|
1,836 | |||
Appointments
2018
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead (R) appointed Buchanan to serve as Wyoming secretary of state on March 1, 2018. He succeeded former officeholder Ed Murray, who resigned in February 2018 amid sexual misconduct allegations.[1]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Wyoming Liberty Index
The Wyoming Liberty Index, a study created in 2003, issues a Scorecard that rates all final bills in the Wyoming State Legislature on whether the bills supported or hindered liberty. Legislators are also given a "liberty score" based on their voting patterns. The Wyoming Liberty Index 2012 report was issued on the 61st Legislature during the 2012 budget session. Scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates a higher level of "aye" votes on bills considered pro-liberty and "nay" votes on what the organization considers anti-liberty bills.[10] Buchanan received a score of 48% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 14th out of 61 members of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Although there are 60 members of the House, a 61st "hypothetical legislator" voting nay on every bill was also included.
Personal
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Buchanan and his wife, Renee, have two children.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "Mead picks Buchanan for Wyoming secretary of state," March 1, 2018
- ↑ "Legislative leadership and committee assignments set," Cowboy State Free Press, November 15, 2010
- ↑ Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "Buchanan won't seek second term as secretary of state, Dockstader to seek post," May 17, 2022
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Buchanan
- ↑ Big Horn Radio Network, "WYOMING REPUBLICAN PARTY RELEASES NOTICE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE," September 16, 2022
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsosruns - ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State "2012 Candidate List
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Candidates Roster,"accessed July 25, 2010
- ↑ Official General Election results, 2010
- ↑ Wyoming Liberty Index, "2012 Wyoming Liberty Index," accessed April 30, 2014
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