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Marcus Harcus
Marcus Harcus (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) ran for election for Mayor of Minneapolis in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Harcus was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 59A of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, but the Minneapolis City Charter allows mayoral and city council candidates to choose a party label to appear below their name on the official ballot. Ballotpedia includes candidates' party or principle to best reflect what voters will see on their ballot.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Minneapolis
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jacob Frey in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
| Total votes: 143,974 |
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2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A
Incumbent Fue Lee defeated Marcus Harcus in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fue Lee (D) | 74.9 | 12,409 | |
| Marcus Harcus (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) | 24.5 | 4,054 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 110 | ||
| Total votes: 16,573 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Fue Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A.
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election was canceled. Marcus Harcus advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A.
Campaign finance
2012
Harcus ran in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A. He was defeated by incumbent Joe Mullery in the Democratic primary on August 14. Cindy Lilly ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Joe Mullery Incumbent |
77.3% | 1,441 |
| Marcus Harcus | 22.7% | 424 |
| Total Votes | 1,865 | |
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marcus Harcus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Marcus Harcus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Harcus' campaign slogan is "People over profits." To that end, he proposes that the government "break-up the multi-national mega banks and create tax and regulatory policies which favor community-based financial institutions that are either cooperatives or nonprofit lenders." He also believes that "housing should be a human right in the United States of America."[4]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, 2012 Candidate Filings - State Representative, accessed July 23, 2012
- ↑ AP "Minnesota - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Marcusharcus.com, "Issues," accessed August 10, 2012
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