Minnesota Republican Party Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Primaries

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This ongoing storyline follows the succession of developments concerning the Minnesota Republican Party's primary elections for the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races, including contested outcomes, candidate victories, and subsequent political strategies.

Lindell offers to fund Minnesota GOP recount after primary loss

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has offered to personally fund a recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost last week to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth. The announcement on…

2026-08-19 · 4 MIN READ

Lindell refuses to concede Minnesota GOP governor primary

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell refused to concede Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary the morning after polls closed, despite the Associated Press calling the race for state House Speaker Lisa Demuth late Tuesday night. With almost…

2026-08-12 · 4 MIN READ

Tafoya and Demuth win Minnesota Republican primaries

Michele Tafoya and Lisa Demuth won Minnesota’s Republican nominations for the Senate and governor, respectively.
Some Minnesota Republicans see the state-government fraud scandal as a route back to statewide relevance after a 20-year losing streak.
Tafoya and Demuth defeated rivals that some GOP strategists viewed as too extreme for Minnesota’s left-of-center electorate.
The Minnesota fraud scandal has produced dozens of convictions for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide food, shelter, healthcare and childcare to people in need.

2026-08-12 · 4 MIN READ