Joe Buchman

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Joseph Geddes Buchman

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 21, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Indiana University, 1980

Graduate

Purdue University, 1983

Ph.D

Indiana University, 1989

Contact

Personal website

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.

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
	Submit photo	Perry Myers (Independent)	1.4	2,276
		Joseph Geddes Buchman (Independent)	0.8	1,281
	Submit photo	Jonathan La Rele Peterson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Guy Warner (D)	12.7	36
		Archie Williams III (D)	1.8	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Jordan Hess (R)	0.0	0
		Becky Edwards (R)	0.0	0
		Scott Reber (R)	0.0	0
		Kathleen Anderson (R)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Henry Eyring (R)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	R. Quin Denning (R)	0.0	0
		Bruce Hough (R)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Bill Hoster (R)	0.0	0
		Scott Hatfield (R)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Warren Rogers (Independent American Party of Utah)	6.4	62,295

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 980,213
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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
✔	Submit photo	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

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 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
	Submit photo	Curt Crosby (Independent American Party)	2.2	344

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Jared Carman	42.5	2,917

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,857
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2017

See also: Utah's 3rd Congressional District special election, 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. John Curtis (R) defeated Kathie Allen (D) and four other candidates in the general election on November 7, 2017.

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.

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.

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

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2022

Joseph Geddes Buchman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Curtis (R)

Mike Lee (R)

Representatives

District 1

Blake Moore (R)

District 2

Celeste Maloy (R)

District 3

Mike Kennedy (R)

District 4

Burgess Owens (R)

Republican Party (6)