I looked it up. The druggie got 5 percent which is eligible for being on the ballot. Then state law says if a person dies within 79 days of the election, the new election is held the second Tuesday of February.
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I still don’t think the druggie would qualify as a major party candidate, and I don’t think state law can trump federal law.
Regardless, I still think it’s going to court.
There is no federal law defining parties as major or minor. States make that definition and run elections