Mike Lindell lost the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary.
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The NPR Politics PodcastAug 28, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, NPR, Politico, NYT, NBC) report that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell lost the Republican gubernatorial primary in Minnesota to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth on August 11, 2026. Lindell has refused to concede and claims irregularities, but that contest does not change the outcome reported by the AP and other outlets.
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… I mean, we saw this in 2022 when Kerry Lake ran for governor in Arizona, tried to stir the same sort of doubts about when she lost that election. We saw more recently, just a little while ago, when Mike Lindell lost the Republican primary for governor in Minnesota. He's kind of long pushed election conspiracy theories connected to President Trump, tried to do it again in that election, and we haven't really seen evidence that people latch onto those theories in the same way with other candidates when they aren't …
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Supports. AP certified results show Lisa Demuth at 43.4% and Mike Lindell at 32.5% in the Republican primary, with an AP race call on Aug. 12, 2026.[1]
Supports. Reuters reports Lindell lost the Republican nomination for governor to Speaker Lisa Demuth despite Trump's backing.[2]
Supports. NPR, Politico, NYT and NBC all report Demuth defeated Lindell in the GOP primary for Minnesota governor.[3][4][5][6]
Context. Lindell refused to concede and alleged irregularities, but no source reports that the result was reversed or overturned.[7][8][9][10]
Sources
10 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 4 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Minnesota Governor Primary Election Live Results 2026 | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Wisconsin Democrats nominate moderate Crowley for governor; Trump ally beaten in Minnesotareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa Demuthnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses Minnesota GOP primary ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Minnesota House Speaker Wins G.O.P. Nomination for ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Minnesota GOP picks Lisa Demuth over Trump-backed Mike Lindell ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7Mike Lindell Refuses to Concede Minnesota GOP Governor Primary ...people.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8MyPillow founder Mike Lindell refuses to concede loss in Minnesota Republican primaryupi.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Mike Lindell blames voting ‘anomalies' on primary loss in Minnesotathe-independent.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 10Mike Lindell's memoir foreshadowed his failed run for Minnesota governorsanluisobispo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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