Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa Demuth

Lindell had President Trump's endorsement but he lost to Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the state house. She'll face Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the fall for governor.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2Fab%2Fe56a482f483695fe0d53e7af6cc3%2Fap26217774199915.jpg' alt='Candidates for governor speak last week at an event in Morgan, Minn. From left is Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who won her party's primary, Republican speaker of the state house Lisa Demuth, who won the GOP primary, Republican business executive Mike Lindell and Republican business executive Kendall Qualls.'/><p>Lindell had President Trump's endorsement but he lost to Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the state house. She'll face Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the fall for governor.</p><p>(Image credit: Ellen Schmidt)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5928394' />