MANCHESTER, N.H. — Meet Vermin Supreme. The Gandalf-esque staple of the New Hampshire political scene sports a long grey beard, a half dozen wild neckties and a leopard print cape.

He also just placed fourth in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

Supreme, who carried a 3-foot-tall toothbrush with him as he canvassed the state, managed to pull in 260 votes from New Hampshire residents on Tuesday, according to official primary results.

That's nearly double the support that Republican contender and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, who is still actively campaigning, saw in the state.

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"Vermin Supreme wants you to help take back America into the Future," declares the mission statement atop Supreme's bare bones website, taking aim at another well-known 2016 mantra.

Vermin Supreme outside T-Bone Diner in Derry, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Image: Mashable/Megan Specia

This isn't Vermin Supreme's first rodeo. He has become something of a staple of the New Hampshire political landscape. Vermin Supreme (yes, that is his legal name) has been running in the state's primary since 1992, and has been using satire and political parody to poke fun at the system ever since.

But it wasn't until 2012, when a YouTube video of Supreme appearing at the Lesser Known Candidate's Debate in the state went viral, that Supreme really began making waves.

Now he's something of a New Hampshire novelty.

On Tuesday, Vermin Supreme spent primary day like many of his more well-known opponents, fluttering around to locations across the southern portion of the state, pitching his free pony and mandatory tooth brushing platforms to everyone within earshot.

Team Supreme had a packed schedule. His public appearances mostly involve ruthlessly heckling candidates, mostly Republicans during this cycle, from the sidelines.

"Chris Christie is anti free ponies, and I think that’s all you need to know this election year," shouted Supreme outside T-Bone Diner in Derry on Tuesday. "I’m Vermin Supreme and I am for free ponies, and never before has there been such a clear cut difference in candidates."

Activist "Vermin Supreme" protesting outside NH Diner where @ChrisChristie met w/ voters. His message for candidate: pic.twitter.com/YFpXY0q5zy — Megan Specia (@meganspecia) February 9, 2016

His outlandish antics have put him on the radar of some of the top Republican contenders, including the one he was targeting this particular morning.

"Is that Vermin Supreme?" asked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie with a laugh, as he ducked into the diner trailed by a hoard of reporters for some last-minute campaigning.

He seemed to shake the shouts off as the quirky reality of life on New Hampshire's campaign trail.

Christie's four kids looked over a little more skeptically in the direction of the boot wearing wizard.

Vermin Supreme had set up shop across the diner parking lot with a small crew of supporters wearing his black and white image on their capes. The crowd came fully equipped with megaphones, and were shouting about free ponies and time traveling in Christie's general direction.

The week before the election, Supreme was popping up again and again on the campaign trail. Hecrossed paths with Ted Cruz earlier in the week, and asked the candidate if he thought the water used for waterboarding should be treated with fluoride.

Vermin Supreme trolls Ted Cruzhttps://t.co/sSdA3u9fyd — Independent Journal (@INJO) February 9, 2016

Marco Rubio even made mention of Vermin Supreme when he noted, "It's hard to compete with ponies" during a campaign stop.

Rubio on @VerminSupreme: "I just met a guy who was giving away ponies. You know who he is? It's hard to compete against ponies!" — daveweigel (@daveweigel) February 9, 2016

But Supreme's votes in the state were hard won. He kept up a frantic schedule of stops ahead of the primary, making the most of his free media coverage and grinning for the camera. Supreme was nothing short of dedicated, eeking out those 260 vote through sheer will.

Even in the final dwindling hours before the polls closed, Supreme was hard at work, targeting potential supporters.

Mashable spotted him just after 6 p.m. Tuesday night in downtown Manchester, stopping passersby on the street and asking if they had cast a ballot.

He offered a friendly, "Have you voted yet?" to a young man in a baseball cap, who walked briskly by him on Elm Street, quickly adding, "Thanks for your support!" before the man had the time to react.

The man stopped in his tracks and laughed as he looked at Supreme's get up.

"Free ponies for all!" shouted the bearded satirist, as much for the benefit of this passing journalist as for his potential supporter.