bˈʌkmən ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə pˈɑːlətˌɪks wɛn hiː wˈʌn ᵻlˈɛkʃən tə ðə stˈeɪt sˈɛnət fɚðə fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪtθ dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ðɪs tˈaɪm ɹˈʌnɪŋ æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹˈæn æz fɚðɪ ˈʌðɚ pəzˈɪʃənz hiː hˈɛld.
Buckman returned to politics when he won election to the state Senate for the 48th district in 1898, this time running as an Independent Republican instead of Republican, which he ran as for the other positions he held.