The Wyoming Secretary of State election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014. The incumbent Secretary of State,

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, chose not to run for reelection. Real estate investor Ed Murray defeated Jennifer Young and Howard "Kit" Carson of the

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and Libertarian parties without any opposition from the Wyoming Democratic Party with 69.98% of the vote. However, despite losing the Republican primary

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would later be appointed Secretary of State after Murray`s resignation.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Ed Murray, real estate investor *

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* Peter S. Illoway, state Representative * Clark Stith, member of the Rock Springs City Council from Ward 1

Withdrew

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, state representative

Declined

, incumbent Secretary of State

Fundraising

Results

Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

* Jennifer Young (

), Wyoming Constitution Party Chairwoman * Howard Carson ( Libertarian), future President of the Wyoming Libertarian Party

Fundraising

Results

References

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November 2014 events in the United States