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Lindell Loses Minnesota GOP Governor Primary to Demuth

8/13/2026

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Lindell Loses Primary

Mike Lindell lost to Lisa Demuth in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary on August 11, 2026.
The Minnesota Republican Party warned that Lindell carried serious financial baggage, including tens of thousands of dollars in delinquent property taxes.
Lindell was not registered to vote in Minnesota until July, having been registered in Texas.
A jury ordered Lindell to pay $2.3 million to a Dominion Voting Systems employee for defamation.

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Lindell Refuses Concede

Mike Lindell lost to Lisa Demuth in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary on August 11, 2026.
Demuth ran on a fraud-prevention platform, promising a statewide Fraud Prevention Plan.
Lindell refused to concede, demanding an audit of the results and examination of possible computer irregularities.
Demuth secured support from numerous GOP state lawmakers and conservative groups, even though she lacked the party’s May endorsement.

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Lindell Loses

Mike Lindell lost to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Republican primary for governor on August 11, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on August 11, urging Minnesotans to vote for Lindell and declaring he deserved a “BIG WIN.”
Associated Press called Demuth winner at 11:26 p.m. ET, reporting 43.6% to 32.3% after 93% counted.
Mike Lindell resigned as MyPillow chief executive on August 5 to focus on his gubernatorial campaign.

Blindspot

A jury ordered Mike Lindell to pay $2.3 million in damages to a former Dominion Voting Systems employee for defamation tied to his 2020 election-fraud claims.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

On December 9, 2000 the Supreme Court stopped Florida’s recount, giving George W. Bush a 271-electoral-vote win by a margin of 537 votes out of six million ballots. Lindell’s 2026 primary defeat, driven by his persistent election-fraud allegations, shows how the Bush-Gore controversy still shapes long-standing national legal strategies in future contests.

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Lindell Loses Primary

Mike Lindell lost to Lisa Demuth in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary on August 11, 2026.
The Minnesota Republican Party warned that Lindell carried serious financial baggage, including tens of thousands of dollars in delinquent property taxes.
Lindell was not registered to vote in Minnesota until July, having been registered in Texas.
A jury ordered Lindell to pay $2.3 million to a Dominion Voting Systems employee for defamation.

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