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Joe Buchman
Joseph Geddes Buchman (independent) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District. Buchman lost in the special general election on November 21, 2023.
Buchman was a Libertarian candidate in the 2017 special election to represent Utah's 3rd Congressional District. Buchman was also a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 14 of the Utah State Senate.
Biography
Joe Buchman earned a B.S. in marketing from Indiana University in 1980, an M.B.A. from Purdue University in 1983, and a Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1989. Buchman's career experience includes working as a marketing professor with Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University). He has served as the chair of the Libertarian Party of Utah.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Utah's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2023
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2 on November 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Celeste Maloy (R) | 56.8 | 89,866 |
 | Kathleen Riebe (D) | 33.5 | 52,949 | |
 | Brad Green (L)  | 2.9 | 4,528 | |
 | Cassie Easley (Constitution Party) | 2.3 | 3,678 | |
 | January Walker (United Utah Party) | 1.8 | 2,856 | |
| Perry Myers (Independent) | 1.4 | 2,276 | ||
 | Joseph Geddes Buchman (Independent) | 0.8 | 1,281 | |
| Jonathan La Rele Peterson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 688 | ||
| Total votes: 158,124 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kathleen Riebe advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2
Celeste Maloy defeated Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 on September 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celeste Maloy | 38.8 | 36,288 |
 | Becky Edwards | 32.7 | 30,560 | |
 | Bruce Hough | 28.4 | 26,562 | |
| Total votes: 93,410 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Remy Kush (R)
Constitution primary election
The Constitution primary election was canceled. Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
United Utah Party primary election
The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. January Walker advanced from the special United Utah Party primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
Democratic convention
Special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
Kathleen Riebe defeated Guy Warner and Archie Williams III in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Riebe (D) | 85.6 | 243 |
| Guy Warner (D) | 12.7 | 36 | ||
 | Archie Williams III (D) | 1.8 | 5 | |
| Total votes: 284 | |||
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Republican convention
Special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celeste Maloy (R) | 52.4 | 380 |
 | Gregory Hughes (R) | 47.6 | 345 | |
| Jordan Hess (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Becky Edwards (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
 | Scott Reber (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
 | Kathleen Anderson (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Eyring (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| R. Quin Denning (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Hough (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hoster (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
 | Scott Hatfield (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 725 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ty Jensen (R)
Constitution convention
Special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on July 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cassie Easley (Constitution Party) | 100.0 | 24 |
| Total votes: 24 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Green (L) |
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United Utah Party convention
Special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
January Walker defeated Stoney Fonua in the special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 27, 2023.
Candidate | ||
 | Stoney Fonua (United Utah Party) | |
| ✔ | | January Walker (United Utah Party) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Buchman in this election.
2022
See also: Utah Treasurer election, 2022
General election
Special general election for Utah Treasurer
Incumbent Marlo Oaks defeated Joseph Geddes Buchman, Thomas Horne, and Warren Rogers in the special general election for Utah Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marlo Oaks (R) | 74.1 | 726,482 |
| Joseph Geddes Buchman (L) | 9.9 | 97,171 | |
 | Thomas Horne (United Utah Party) | 9.6 | 94,265 | |
| Warren Rogers (Independent American Party of Utah) | 6.4 | 62,295 | ||
| Total votes: 980,213 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marlo Oaks advanced from the special Republican primary for Utah Treasurer.
Independent American Party of Utah primary election
The Independent American Party of Utah primary election was canceled. Warren Rogers advanced from the special Independent American Party of Utah primary for Utah Treasurer.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Joseph Geddes Buchman advanced from the special Libertarian primary for Utah Treasurer.
United Utah Party primary election
The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. Thomas Horne advanced from the special United Utah Party primary for Utah Treasurer.
Republican convention
Special Republican convention for Utah Treasurer
Incumbent Marlo Oaks advanced from the special Republican convention for Utah Treasurer on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Marlo Oaks (R) |
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Independent American Party of Utah convention
Special Independent American Party of Utah convention for Utah Treasurer
Warren Rogers advanced from the special Independent American Party of Utah convention for Utah Treasurer on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Warren Rogers (Independent American Party of Utah) | |
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for Utah Treasurer
Joseph Geddes Buchman advanced from the special Libertarian convention for Utah Treasurer on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Geddes Buchman (L) |
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United Utah Party convention
Special United Utah Party convention for Utah Treasurer
Thomas Horne advanced from the special United Utah Party convention for Utah Treasurer on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Horne (United Utah Party) |
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 27
Brady Brammer defeated Elisabeth Luntz, Joseph Geddes Buchman, and Curt Crosby in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brady Brammer (R) | 75.6 | 12,050 |
 | Elisabeth Luntz (D) | 19.1 | 3,050 | |
| Joseph Geddes Buchman (L) | 3.1 | 497 | |
| Curt Crosby (Independent American Party) | 2.2 | 344 | ||
| Total votes: 15,941 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 27
Brady Brammer defeated Jared Carman in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 27 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brady Brammer | 57.5 | 3,940 |
| Jared Carman | 42.5 | 2,917 | ||
| Total votes: 6,857 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2017
A special election was held in the 3rd Congressional District of Utah for the U.S. House of Representatives. The election replaced Jason Chaffetz (R), who resigned from office on June 30, 2017.[2] John Curtis (R) defeated Kathie Allen (D) and four other candidates in the general election on November 7, 2017.[3]
| U.S. House, Utah's 3rd Congressional District general election, November 7, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Curtis |
58% | 85,751 | |
| Democratic | Kathie Allen | 25.6% | 37,801 | |
| UUT | Jim Bennett | 9.3% | 13,747 | |
| Independent | Sean Whalen | 3.1% | 4,554 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Buchman | 2.5% | 3,644 | |
| Independent American | Jason Christensen | 1.5% | 2,286 | |
| Total Votes | 147,783 | |||
| Source: Lieutenant Governor's Office | ||||
2016
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Utah State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016. Incumbent Alvin B. Jackson (R) did not seek re-election. Daniel Hemmert was appointed to the seat to fill Jackson's remaining term.
Incumbent Daniel Hemmert defeated Joe Buchman and Curt Crosby in the Utah State Senate District 14 general election.[4]
| Utah State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Daniel Hemmert Incumbent |
86.29% | 34,681 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Buchman | 9.40% | 3,776 | |
| Independent American | Curt Crosby | 4.31% | 1,732 | |
| Total Votes | 40,189 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Daniel Hemmert defeated Morgan Philpot in the Utah State Senate District 14 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Utah State Senate District 14, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Daniel Hemmert |
60.66% | 5,861 | |
| Republican | Morgan Philpot | 39.34% | 3,801 | |
| Total Votes | 9,662 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Geddes Buchman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Joseph Geddes Buchman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ All American Speakers, "Joseph G. Buchman, PhD," accessed October 2, 2023
- ↑ Utah Policy, "Rules for special election to replace Chaffetz set, but lawsuits loom," May 19, 2017
- ↑ The New York Times, "Live Election Results: Utah’s Third Congressional District," November 7, 2017
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
