Lindell misses recount deadline after withholding payment, files lawsuit

Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump, has missed the deadline to secure a recount of his loss in Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary, after withholding the required $825,000 payment and filing a lawsuit against state election officials. The deadline passed on August 25, 2026, meaning no recount will proceed under current law unless a court orders otherwise. Lindell finished second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the August 11 primary, trailing by approximately 45,000 votes. Demuth received 179,683 votes to Lindell's 134,282.