Mike Lindell refuses to concede in Minnesota primary despite getting many fewer votes than winner
Mike Lindell in Grapevine, Texas, on 27 March 2026. Photograph: Callaghan O’Hare/ReutersView image in fullscreenMike Lindell in Grapevine, Texas, on 27 March 2026. Asked why he wouldn’t accept the call, he questioned the AP’s authority to determine the outcome and insisted hundreds of thousands of votes remained uncounted.“I’m not going to give up this race until the votes are counted,” Lindell said.
- ▪Mike Lindell in Grapevine, Texas, on 27 March 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Callaghan O’Hare/ReutersView image in fullscreenMike Lindell in Grapevine, Texas, on 27 March 2026.
- ▪Asked why he wouldn’t accept the call, he questioned the AP’s authority to determine the outcome and insisted hundreds of thousands of votes remained uncounted.“I’m not going to give up this race until the votes are counted,” Lindell said.
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Mike Lindell in Grapevine, Texas, on 27 March 2026. Photograph: Callaghan O’Hare/ReutersView image in fullscreenMike Lindell in Grapevine, Texas, on 27 March 2026. Photograph: Callaghan O’Hare/ReutersMinnesotaMike Lindell refuses to concede in Minnesota primary despite getting far fewer votesWith 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 US politics live – latest updates Joseph Gedeon in WashingtonWed 12 Aug 2026 11.51 EDTLast modified on Wed 12 Aug 2026 11.56 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMike Lindell, the pillow salesman, Trump supporter and election denier, has refused to concede defeat in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial…
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