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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Mike Lindell refuses to concede in Minnesota primary despite getting far fewer votes

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Mike Lindell in Grapevine, Texas, on 27 March 2026. Photograph: Callaghan O’Hare/Reuters

Mike Lindell, the pillow salesman, Trump supporter and election denier, has refused to concede defeat in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, despite trailing by a double-digit margin the morning after polls closed.

The Associated Press called the race for Lisa Demuth, the Minnesota House speaker, late on Tuesday night.

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