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M2Ys4Utoday at 11:00 AM0 repliesview on HN

It wouldn't be the first time a novelty candidate has won an election.

H'Angus the Monkey[0] won the Hartlepool mayoral election in 2002 and the man in the costume served three terms before the mayoralty was abolished in 2013.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%27Angus