Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Following his loss in the Republican gubernatorial primary to Lisa Demuth by nearly 29 percent, Mike Lindell has announced plans to privately fund a statewide hand recount.

Under Minnesota’s discretionary recount laws, Lindell must personally foot the estimated $825,000 bill because the vote margin is wider than the state-funded limit of one-quarter of one percent. Lindell claims the recount is a gateway to challenging the accuracy of electronic voting machines.

Read the full details on the state requirements and the upcoming recount deadline here: kttc.com/video/2026/08/19/mike-lindell-privately-fund-statewide-recount-following-minnesota-primary-loss