Lindell calls for self-funded recount after 11-point loss in Minnesota governor’s primary

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is privately funding a hand recount and audit of Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost by roughly 11 percentage points. Lindell in a statement Wednesday cited multiple “irregularities” that he said were caught by his team during election night — including what were de

Mike Lindell, who lost the Republican primary for Minnesota governor by roughly 11 percentage points, says he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every ballot cast in the race.

The recount is Lindell’s latest effort to cast doubt on the security of elections. He has promoted Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.