James Buckmaster

	James Buckmaster
	Candidate for
	U.S. House, Kentucky, District 1
Party	Democratic
	Education
Bachelor's	Brescia University
M.D.	University of Kentucky Medical School
	Personal
Birthday	1958
Profession	Physician
Websites
	Campaign website
	James Buckmaster campaign logo

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Biography

Education:^[2]

Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky, Biology
University of Kentucky Medical School

Elections

2012

See also: Kentucky's 1st congressional district elections, 2012

Buckmaster ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Kentucky's 1st District. Buckmaster sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. ^[3] Buckmaster was defeated by Charles Kendall Hatchett in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Ed Whitfield ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Candidates wishing to run were initially required to file by the signature filing deadline of January 31, 2012. However because the legislature was unable to complete new redistricting maps on time, the deadline was pushed back one week.^[4] The new deadline was February 7.^[5] The primary elections were held on May 22, 2012.^[6]

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Charles Kendall Hatchett	59.1%	19,127
James Buckmaster	40.9%	13,239
Total Votes		32,366

Personal

Buckmaster, his wife, Marcia, and their 8 children live in Henderson, Kentucky.^[2]

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References

[0] WLKY "Election Results" Accessed May 22, 2012

[bio-1] 2.0 ^2.1 Buckmaster for Congress "Biography" Accessedf February 24, 2012

[source-2] Kentucky Secretary of State "Candidate Filings" Accessed January 31, 2012

[3] Courier Press "Judge to rule by Tuesday on Kentucky legislative filing deadline," January 30, 2012

[4] Kentucky.com "Lawmakers move to postpone congressional deadline," January 27, 2012

[5] Kentucky Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"

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