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Minnesota state House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican primary for governor of the state, NBC News projects, defeating Trump ally Mike Lindell and setting up a general election matchup against Democratic Sen. Demuth’s primary victory was an upset against Lindell, the MyPillow founder and election conspiracy theorist. Lindell had been leading in limited public polling heading into Election Day and had an endorsement from President Donald Trump. But attacks on Lindell from fellow Republicans — including questions about his residency raised by the chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party — hampered the businessman’s campaign in the final weeks before the primary, as members of the Minnesota GOP sought a nominee who could beat Klobuchar in the general election. Lindell has faced several legal challenges since 2020, when he championed Trump’s debunked theories about the 2020 presidential election, which former President Joe Biden won.
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