Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Mike Lindell’s GOP Primary Recount Bid
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2026, 11:37 PM ET
The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a written ruling denying a legal challenge filed by MyPillow founder Mike Lindell regarding the structure of a recount for the August primary election. Chief Justice Natalie Hudson signed the decision, which rejected Lindell's attempt to broaden the scope of a recount beyond the framework established byeté Secretary of State Office. Lindell lost the Republican primary for governor to House Speaker Lisa Demuth by approximately forty-five thousand votes, representing an eleven-point margin. Because the margin exceeded the automatic recount threshold, any recount required upfront candidate funding. Lindell missed a Monday deadline to formally request and pay for the recount while pursuing ongoing litigation. In his court filings, Lindell demanded a full hand count of all ballots cast and redone tallies for every candidate. The state-approved plan focused hand counts specifically on Lindell and Demuth. Justices affirmed Demuth's general election ballot placement.
By James Porter | JQJO News
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On August 29, 2026, at 2:22 PM, MPR News published ruling. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/29/mike-lindell-recount-bid-in-gop-governor-primary-loss-denied-by-minnesotas-highest-court
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