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

With almost all votes counted in Republican primary for governor, Lisa Demuth is ahead by over 10% of ballots Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger 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. With almost all votes counted, Demuth was more than 45,000 votes ahead of Lindell, who had the backing of Donald Trump, beating him by 43.4% to 32.5%. Businessman Kendall Qualls, backed by the Republican state party, was trailing in third. Told by a reporter on his own streaming channel, LindellTV, that the AP had declared the race over, Lindell dismissed the wire service outright.

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