Mike Lindell's latest recount effort following the August 11 Republican primary for governor in Minnesota was rejected on Saturday by the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Lindell claimed he was going to pay the $825,000 needed for the recount.
But he also said he would be withholding the payment as the deadline to submit the request loomed, accusing the Secretary of State's office of proposing an unlawful recount process.
The MyPillow founder and former CEO finished second behind Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the primary. Local businessman Kendall Qualls was third.
The Minnesota Supreme Court found Lindell's claims were without merit and said the state-approved recount plan was within the law.
Demuth, speaking to WCCO's Chad Hartman at the Minnesota State Fair on Monday, said the results speak for themselves.
"I decisively won the primary by over 45,000 votes above the next Republican vote-getter, I can decisively win this state," Demuth said. "By running the race that I have run since I entered the race November 2nd of 2025, my running mate Ryan Wilson and I are ready to turn the state around, give it the fresh start, and I know we are going to be able to do that."
WCCO Political Analyst Blois Olson has been clear saying this is Lindell trying to keep his name in the news, with no room left to maneuver.
"Are we done? Like, is this it? Or will Mike Lindell pull some other rabbit out of his hat today and claim something else? And as long as we gave it the 12 seconds it deserved, then we're done," Olson told Vineeta Sawkar on the WCCO Morning News.
