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In 1996, Buckels made his only election race, a bid for the since defunct Louisiana 7th congressional district. He finished with 5 percent of the vote; victory wen to the Democrat Christopher "Chris" John. Buckels' congressional vote inadvertenly blocked fellow Republican [[David Thibodaux]] of Lafayette from gaining one of the two runoff slots.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 21, 1996.</ref> who left the House in 2005 after having run unsuccessfuly in a bid to defeat Republican [[David Vitter]] for the other Louisiana Senate seat. Vitter went on to serve two terms but was defeated in 2015 in a gubernatorial bid by current Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]]. In 2007, Buckels narrowly lost a race for the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He polled 76,721 votes (49 percent) to79,697 (51 percent) for Democrat Dale Bayard.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of Sate, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

In 1996, Buckels made his only election race, a bid for the since defunct Louisiana 7th congressional district. He finished with 5 percent of the vote; victory wen to the Democrat Christopher "Chris" John. Buckels' congressional vote inadvertenly blocked fellow Republican [[David Thibodaux]] of Lafayette from gaining one of the two runoff slots.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 21, 1996.</ref> who left the House in 2005 after having run unsuccessfuly in a bid to defeat Republican [[David Vitter]] for the other Louisiana Senate seat. Vitter went on to serve two terms but was defeated in 2015 in a gubernatorial bid by current Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]]. In 2007, Buckels narrowly lost a race for the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He polled 76,721 votes (49 percent) to79,697 (51 percent) for Democrat Dale Bayard.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of Sate, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

In 2016, Buckels was an at-large delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] pledged to U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]], who had withdrawn prior to the convention proceedings in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], which approved the successful [[Donald Trum|Trump]]-[[Mike Pence|Pence]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ballotpedia.org/Charlie_Buckels|title=Charlie Buckels|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate=September 6, 2020}}</ref>He was also a delegate to the conventions in 2004 at Madison Square Garden in [[New York City]], and in 2008 in [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckalew-buckles.html|title=Buckels, Charlie|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=September 7, 2020}}</ref>. The conventions nominated [[George W. Bush]] and [[John McCain]], respectively.

In 2016, Buckels was an at-large delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] pledged to U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]], who had withdrawn prior to the convention proceedings in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], which approved the successful [[Donald Trump|Trump]]-[[Mike Pence|Pence]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ballotpedia.org/Charlie_Buckels|title=Charlie Buckels|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate=September 6, 2020}}</ref>He was also a delegate to the conventions in 2004 at Madison Square Garden in [[New York City]], and in 2008 in [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckalew-buckles.html|title=Buckels, Charlie|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=September 7, 2020}}</ref>. The conventions nominated [[George W. Bush]] and [[John McCain]], respectively.

In 2018, Buckels, along with state Representative Julie Emerson of Lafayette Parish, lost a bid for state Republican chairman to succeed the retiring [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]] Instead delegates chose [[Louis Gurvich]] with a vote of 55 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_6c133aca-197d-11e8-b67a-3327d5ccc10f.html|title=New Orleans businessman elected new chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=February 24, 2018|author=Tyler Bridges|accessdate=September 6, 2020}}</ref

In 2018, Buckels, along with state Representative Julie Emerson of Lafayette Parish, lost a bid for state Republican chairman to succeed the retiring [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]] Instead delegates chose [[Louis Gurvich]] with a vote of 55 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_6c133aca-197d-11e8-b67a-3327d5ccc10f.html|title=New Orleans businessman elected new chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=February 24, 2018|author=Tyler Bridges|accessdate=September 6, 2020}}</ref