Second CandidateDies in Same Party, Same District

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Background Music Credit:

Music: Hang for Days - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/A41A0XeU2ds

REFERENCES:

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesotas-2nd-congressional-district-race-drawing-national-attention-and-spending/

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-angie-craig-marijuana-minneapolis-elections-77a41758a95e955b3476dbd8add82533

https://conservativebrief.com/marijuana-67114/

A candidate for congress has suddenly died. Sixty-eight year oldPaula Overby was running on the Legal Marijuana Now Party ticket in Minnesota’s second congressional district. This race was shaping up to be one of the most competitive and expensive races in this midterm cycle. Overby’s third party candidacy was likely going to split the vote and help Republican Tyler Kistner win.

Here’s where things get weird.

Two years ago, in the 2020 election, 38 year old Adam Charles Weeks also died while running for office. He was running in the same district and on the same Legal Marijuana Now Party ticket.

The party’s chairman is flabbergasted, saying,

“We’re pretty much in shock and just gotta figure out okay, now what? This is the second time this has happened in the last two years.”

A death within 79 days of a vote, should trigger a special election. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has decided to not postpone the election.