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August 12, 2026
Lisa Demuth Wins GOP Primary for Minnesota Governor, Set to Face Sen. Amy Klobuchar
- Lisa Demuth, Minnesota House Speaker, won the Republican primary for governor, defeating Kendall Qualls and Mike Lindell, despite losing the party endorsement to Qualls.
- Demuth will face Senator Amy Klobuchar in the general election on November 3, seeking to break a streak of 28 consecutive statewide losses for Republicans in Minnesota since 2006.
- Demuth's campaign emphasized her legislative experience and the need for change in Minnesota, particularly regarding government fraud and taxation.
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- Trump comes up short with Lindell in Minnesota gubernatorial primaryAug 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM · The Hill
- Minnesota GOP picks Lisa Demuth over Trump-backed Mike Lindell for governor against Democrat Amy KlobucharAug 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM · NBC
- Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa DemuthAug 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM · NPR
- Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth wins Republican primary in Minnesota governor's race, CBS News projectsAug 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM · CBS News
- Lisa Demuth Wins Republican Primary for Governor of MinnesotaAug 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM · NYT
- Race called in GOP primary to replace Tim Walz as governor in NovemberAug 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM · Fox News
- Minnesota House speaker Lisa Demuth wins GOP gubernatorial primary to replace Tim Walz in NovemberAug 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM · Fox News
- Minnesota Republicans choose Lisa Demuth as nominee for governor, media projectAug 12, 2026 at 3:43 AM · Reuters
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar to face Lisa Demuth in Minnesota gubernatorial general electionAug 12, 2026 at 5:24 AM · NBC
- Takeaways from Tuesday primaries. And, Iran threat prompted Trump's secret plane swapAug 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM · NPR