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since 1916.^[2] Krystal Gabel, an activist from Colorado, earned a plurality of votes in the election, despite having withdrawn from the race.^[3]

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 (withdrew January 26, 2024)^[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]

2024 Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now primary
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates ^{[citation needed]}
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates ^{[citation needed]}	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
Source: ^[10]

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.
^ "Statewide Results for U.S. Presidential Nominee". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites

Dennis Schuller for US President

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] Winger, Richard (March 5, 2024). "Krystal Gabel Wins Legal Marijuana Now Presidential Primary in Minnesota". Ballot Access News.

[4] 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.

[5] Kuhens, Kimberly (March 1, 2011). "Richfield Planning Commission Approves, Discusses Bylaws". Patch Media. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[6] Porter, Steven (October 30, 2023). "Eccentric candidates 'part of the color' of N.H. primary process". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[Ganjapreneur-7] Barfield, Lukas (April 26, 2021). "Legal Marijuana Now Becomes Official Political Party in Nebraska". Ganjapreneur.

[8] "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

[WCCOcbsNEWS-9] Swanson, Stephen (March 4, 2024). "Who can vote in the 2024 Minnesota Primary? What to know about tomorrow's election". WCCO-TV.

[10] "Statewide Results for U.S. Presidential Nominee". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

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