2024 Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now presidential primary
The 2024 Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, for the 2024 presidential election. The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.[1] The race was the first Legal Marijuana Now Party presidential primary, and the first third party presidential primary run by the state of Minnesota since 1916.[2] Krystal Gabel, an activist from Colorado, earned a plurality of votes in the election, despite having never officially entered.[3]
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Candidates edit
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
- Edward Forchion, activist and candidate for governor of New Jersey in 2021
- Krystal Gabel, activist and candidate for governor of Nebraska in 2018 (Did not officially run)[4]
- Rudy Reyes, archeologist and Legal Marijuana Now Party chairperson
- Dennis Schuller, Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now Party chairperson; former Richfield, Minnesota, municipal planning commission member (2011–2014)[5]
- Vermin Supreme, performance artist, activist, and perennial candidate from Massachusetts; former Libertarian Party Judicial Committee member (2020–2022) (Also seeking the Democratic nomination)[6]
Campaign edit
Krystal Gabel, who had been national chairperson of the Legal Marijuana Now Party from 2021 through 2023, withdrew from the race during the party's candidate filing discussions. In 2024, when Gabel asked to be removed from the ballot after early voting had started on January 19, the Minnesota Secretary of State's office stated that changes cannot be made to the list of candidates after being certified at the beginning of January, and Gabel's name remained on ballots.[7][8]
Write-in edit
Of Minnesota's three major political parties, all of which included a write in option for their 2024 nominating primaries, only the Legal Marijuana Now party submitted a write in name to be counted, Willie Nelson, to the Secretary of State.[9]
Results edit
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krystal Gabel (withdrew) | 759 | 28.84% | - | ||
| Dennis Schuller | 459 | 17.44% | 7 | ||
| Vermin Supreme | 397 | 15.08% | 6 | ||
| Rudy Reyes | 365 | 13.87% | 5 | ||
| Edward Forchion | 168 | 6.38% | 2 | ||
| Willie Nelson (write-in) | 19 | 0.72% | 0 | ||
| Other write-ins | 465 | 17.67% | - | ||
| Total: | 2,632 | 100.00% | 20 | ||
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Derosier, Alex (January 19, 2024). "Early voting gets underway today: Early voting in Minnesota's presidential primary starts Friday". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Winger, Richard (January 2, 2024). "Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now Party Will Hold State's First Presidential Primary for a Third Party in Over 100 Years". Ballot Access News. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Winger, Richard (March 5, 2024). "Krystal Gabel Wins Legal Marijuana Now Presidential Primary in Minnesota". Ballot Access News.
- ^ Estabrook, Rachel; Warner, Ryan (January 29, 2024). "'Don't vote for me,' says Colorado woman on Minnesota's presidential primary ballot". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Kuhens, Kimberly (March 1, 2011). "Richfield Planning Commission Approves, Discusses Bylaws". Patch Media. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Porter, Steven (October 30, 2023). "Eccentric candidates 'part of the color' of N.H. primary process". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Barfield, Lukas (April 26, 2021). "Legal Marijuana Now Becomes Official Political Party in Nebraska". Ganjapreneur.
- ^ "Colorado woman says she didn't consent to being on Minnesota's presidential primary ballot. Now she can't get off it.", Star Tribune, January 29, 2024, retrieved February 10, 2024
- ^ Swanson, Stephen (March 4, 2024). "Who can vote in the 2024 Minnesota Primary? What to know about tomorrow's election". WCCO-TV.
- ^ "Certification of Results of 2024 Presidential Nomination Primary". Minnesota Secretary of State. March 12, 2024.
External links edit
- Official campaign websites
- Dennis Schuller for US President