MyPillow founder Mike Lindell lost to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in Tuesday’s GOP gubernatorial primary for the state—but Lindell, a prominent promoter of President Donald Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims—refused to immediately concede.
Mike Lindell, Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, speaks during a Minnesota Governor Candidate Forum.
The Associated Press called the race for Demuth at 11:26 p.m. ET as the state speaker had secured 43.6% of the 93% of the votes counted.
Lindell, who was backed by President Donald Trump, came a distant second with 32.3%% of the votes.
Kendall Qualls, a former healthcare executive who has backed the Minnesota GOP, placed third with 21.4% of the vote.
