Mike Lindell offers to fund recount in Minnesota Republican primary for governor
Summary
Mike Lindell, a supporter of President Donald Trump and founder of MyPillow, lost the Republican primary for Minnesota governor but is offering to pay for a full recount of all paper ballots. He claims Minnesota law allows candidates to request a hand count even if the vote difference is large. Lindell refuses to accept the election results and questions the vote counting process.Key Facts
- Mike Lindell finished second in the Minnesota Republican primary for governor, losing by about 11 percentage points to Lisa Demuth.
- Lindell says Minnesota law lets candidates request a full hand recount of paper ballots regardless of the vote margin.
- The state automatically funds a recount only if the vote difference is less than 0.25%; Lindell’s loss is much bigger, so he must pay for it himself.
- Lindell announced he will fund the recount and audit to challenge the primary results.
- Minnesota officials estimate the recount of both governor and lieutenant governor races would cost about $825,000.
- Lindell’s campaign claims there were problems with the electronic reporting of votes on election night.
- Lindell has a history of claiming the 2020 U.S. election was stolen, a claim courts have rejected.
- Last month, Lindell settled a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit related to false election claims involving voting technology companies.
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