On August 19–21, 2026, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell announced he would personally fund a hand recount and audit of Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth by approximately 11 percentage points. Lindell said he would spend upwards of $1 million on the recount.
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# Dumb Now-certified election results in Minnesota’s Republican governor primary face a legal challenge from the ticket of Mike Lindell. Lindell said Wednesday he would pay for a “hand recount and audit” of primary ballots and his running mate has filed a Minnesota Supreme Court petition alleging problems with voting and tabulation systems.
Mike Lindell, who lost the Republican primary for Minnesota governor by roughly 11 percentage points, says he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every ballot cast in the race.
After a sound defeat in Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor, the running mate of Mike Lindell is pushing for a high court review of the election results.
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Lol. Spend every last cent, you fucking idiot! “Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor, announced Wednesday that he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in that race,” CBS News reports.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is privately funding a hand recount and audit of Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost by roughly 11 percentage points. Lindell in a statement Wednesday cited multiple “irregularities” that he said were caught by his team during election night — including what were described as vote totals that moved backwards during...
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LOL Conspiracy kooks gonna conspiracy kook: Mike Lindell says he will fund statewide hand recount after losing Minnesota GOP primary by double digits www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne... Mike Lindell, who lost the Republican primary for Minnesota governor by roughly 11 percentage points, says he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every ballot cast in the race.
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Is he going to pay for it in pillows? www.startribune.com/mike-lindell... The $825,000 recount is Lindell’s latest effort to cast doubt on the security of elections. He has promoted Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
MyPillow founder and Trump ally lost primary to Lisa Demuth by 11 points, but still refuses to concede defeat US politics live – latest updates The pillow salesman, Trump supporter and election denier 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. Lindell’s announcement on Wednesda
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The MyPillow founder is prepared to pay nearly $1 million to cover the costs associated with a hand recount after he lost to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
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Poor Mikey. Wonder where he’ll find the money for the ridiculous recount. Isn’t he broke now? Lol apple.news/A8eimfS1fT-C... The MyPillow founder said he’s prepared to pay nearly $1 million to cover the costs associated with a hand recount after he lost to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Wednesday announced plans to pay for a private recount after losing the Minnesota Republican governor primary to House Speaker Lisa Demuth by 45,000 votes. Lindell is seek...
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell on Wednesday said he’s prepared to spend “upwards of $1 million” for a private recount of ballots cast in the Minnesota Republican primary for governor. State House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Minn.) beat Lindell by 11 percentage points, but Lindell has refused to cede to the lawmaker, citing concerns with voting machines...
clicksp.doseofdemocracy.com/f/a/roLWuyVa... Mike Lindell is prepared to spend more than $1 million seeking a recount of the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary he lost by 11 percentage points.
Trump-Backed GOP Primary Loser Willing To Pay ‘Upwards Of $1 Million’ To Recount Double-Digit Loss www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-l... “Even if this recount and audit does not overturn my election for governor of Minnesota, I believe this is the gateway to getting rid of these electronic voting machines,” Mike Lindell said.
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'unusual synchronized vote totals across all seven Republican candidates' You mean like when they released the updated count for all candidates at the same time? www.joemygod.com/2026/08/lind... Minneapolis’s ABC affiliate reports: Mike Lindell announced Wednesday he will pay for a statewide hand recount and audit of Minnesota’s Republican primary ballots for governor. Lindell said the review...
Mike Lindell, Who Lost MN Gov. Primary, Announces He Will Fund Statewide Recount