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Filing deadline report: Wyoming Governor Matt Mead set for primary fight
June 2, 2014
Cheyenne, Wyoming: Five state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Wyoming: governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and superintendent of public instruction.
The primary election is scheduled for August 19, 2014. A primary 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 a closed primary process.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
One incumbent, Secretary of State Max Maxfield, is retiring while another, Superintendent Cindy Hill, is running for governor. The other three incumbents are running for re-election. They are:
On Friday, May 30, the filing period for partisan primary candidates came to a close. The following list of candidates is current as of June 2, 2014.
A total of 16 candidates filed for the 5 offices - 13 Republicans, 2 Democrats and 1 Constitution Party candidate..
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Governor
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Secretary of State
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Treasurer
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Auditor
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Superintendent
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See also
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- Wyoming elections, 2014
- Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014
- Wyoming secretary of state election, 2014
- Wyoming down ballot state executive elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs," accessed June 2, 2025
- ↑ KJAB AM Radio, Cheyanne, "Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014," January 29, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedstegerhaynes - ↑ SFGate, "Pete Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor," May 17, 2014
- ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Clark Stith for secretary of state," March 25, 2014
- ↑ Ed Murray for Secretary of State, "Meet Ed Murray," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Casper Star-Tribune, "Two former lawmakers join Wyoming secretary of state race," March 31, 2014
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "WY Constitution Party Candidate Receives GOP Endorsement," September 30, 2013
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate Roster, accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Retired business executive announces bid for Wyoming schools chief," March 13, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Secretary of State of Wyoming, "2014 Primary Candidate Roster," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Jillian Balow for Superintendent, "MORE ABOUT JILLIAN BALOW," accessed May 16, 2014
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