Mike Lindell misses deadline for recount payment, seeks restraining order
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MyPillow founder Mike Lindell (R) announced Monday he will file a temporary restraining order against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon amid his ongoing efforts to fund a private recount of the state’s gubernatorial primaries.
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Mike Lindell facing deadline for primary election recount filing
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Mike Lindell misses deadline for recount payment, seeks restraining order
State officials intend to recount only votes cast for Lindell and Demuth and not all the votes cast in the Republican gubernatorial primary, Lindell's campaign said, which violates Minnesota law.
Mike Lindell is withholding the payment required for a recount and audit of ballots cast in the Republican primary for Minnesota governor, claiming that the Secretary of State's office has proposed an unlawful recount process, according to a statement released by his campaign Monday.
(KSTP)–Monday night is the deadline for Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell to officially file for a hand recount of this month’s primary election results. The Trump-endorsed candidate did not concede the race after Lisa Demuth won the GOP nomination by 11 points, or about 45,000 votes.
MyPillow founder-turned-political activist Mike Lindell announced he was withholding his $825,000 payment for a recount in the recent Minnesota gubernatorial primary. He accused Minnesota’s secretary of state of engaging in a last-minute “bait and switch” on the “scope of the recount.
The former MyPillow CEO says he will file a temporary restraining order after the Secretary of State's Office said it would only recount votes for Lindell and House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell (R) announced Monday he will file a temporary restraining order against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon amid his ongoing efforts to fund a private recount of the state’s gubernatorial primaries.
The MyPillow founder, a fierce Trump ally, said last week that he would pay $825,000 to fund a full hand recount after he lost the Republican gubernatorial primary.
Mike Lindell may not receive a recount in his bid to be Minnesota’s next governor after losing the GOP primary. The pillow manufacturer and Trump supporter hopped […]
Mike Lindell Sues Minnesota Election Officials Over Recount ‘Bait and Switch’ | 26 Aug 2026 | Former gubernatorial candidate and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is suing the Minnesota secretary of state and local election officials, saying they changed the parameters of a potential recount following his l…
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