James Buchal
James Buchal was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Oregon. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[1] Buchal also ran as an Independent and Constitution Party candidate.[2][3] He lost to incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4]
Buchal was a three-time candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives. He was also a 2012 Republican candidate for Attorney General of Oregon. He was defeated by incumbent Ellen Rosenblum in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5]
Biography
Buchal is a property rights lawyer.
Education
- B.S. in Physics from Harvard College (1981)
- Yale School of Management
- J.D. Yale Law School (1985)
Elections
2014
Buchal ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 3rd District. Buchal ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[1] Buchal also ran as an Independent and Constitution Party candidate.[2][3] Buchal was defeated by incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Earl Blumenauer Incumbent |
72.3% | 211,748 | |
| Republican | James Buchal | 19.6% | 57,424 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Langan | 2.2% | 6,381 | |
| Green | Michael Meo | 4.1% | 12,106 | |
| Independent | David Walker | 1.4% | 4,009 | |
| Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | 0.4% | 1,089 | |
| Total Votes | 292,757 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Buchal ran for attorney general of Oregon in 2012. He faced interim attorney general Ellen Rosenblum (D), Chris Henry (Progressive) and James Leuenberger (Libertarian, Constitution Party) in the general election on November 6, 2012, and he was defeated by Rosenblum.[6][7]
| Attorney General of Oregon General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum Incumbent |
56.3% | 917,627 | |
| Republican | James Buchal | 39.2% | 639,363 | |
| Libertarian | James Leuenberger | 2.8% | 45,451 | |
| Progressive | Chris Henry | 1.7% | 28,187 | |
| Total Votes | 1,630,628 | |||
| Election results via Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Primary
Buchal received enough write-in votes to qualify him for the GOP slot on the 2012 general election ballot for attorney general.[8]
| Oregon Attorney General Republican Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| James Buchal (Write-In) | 50.4% | 12,816 | ||
| Misc. | 49.6% | 12,622 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,438 | |||
| Election results via Oregon Secretary of State. | ||||
Write-in candidacy
Because no Republican candidates filed for the attorney general election in 2012, the GOP decided to pin its hopes on Buchal as a write-in candidate. When the Republicans had failed to field a primary candidate for the office in 2008, Kroger (D) won both the GOP and Democratic Party nominations. About that incident of bipartisan convergence, Oregon's GOP chief of staff Greg Leo told the press on May 3, “It’s grated on us so much that we said next time we have a vacancy for statewide office, let’s do a write-in campaign and make sure a Republican fills that spot.”[9]
Buchal received the requisite amount of the primary write-in votes to be able to compete in the general election contest, which took place on November 6, 2012.
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District
- Attorney General of Oregon
- Oregon attorney general election, 2012
- Current Oregon AG John Kroger
- The whirlwind candidacy of Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon's next attorney general June 20
External links
- Campaign website
- Follow Buchal on Twitter
- Buchal on Facebook
- Oregon Secretary of State Elections Website
- Buchal's Campaign Website from 2002
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Associated Press, "Oregon - Summary Vote Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Live, "2012 General Election Results," November 7, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Live, "2012 General Election Results," November 7, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Elections Division-Candidate Filing," accessed September 13, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Live, "Oregon Republicans now have candidates for attorney general and treasurer, courtesy of write-in votes," June 6, 2012
- ↑ The Statesman Journal, "Oregon GOP backs write-in effort," May 3, 2012
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