Minnesota primary, August 11, 2026

Governor

Republican primary

CALLED, DEMUTH

Projected winner

43.4%Lisa Demuth+11.0 over Lindell

Votes counted

413,880of about 413,880 expected

Share of expected vote in

100.0%4,105 of 4,105 precincts have reported

Race called

>99%the feed has called it

The field

7 on the ballot, ordered by vote.

Lisa Demuth43.4%179,714 votes

Mike Lindell32.5%134,326 votes

Kendall Qualls21.4%88,440 votes

John Krhin1.1%4,675 votes

Ross Nova0.7%2,796 votes

Raul Estrada0.6%2,490 votes

Loner Blue0.3%1,439 votes

What is left to count

87 of 87 counties finished, 87 reporting anything.

Every county with an estimate has counted its expected vote.

Where the vote is coming from

Shaded for whoever leads each county, deeper where the margin is wider. Click one to pin it below.

DemuthLindellQuallsKrhinNovaEstrada

Every county

87 counties in this race. Every county has reported something. Click any of them to break it down above.

Live returns from the Decision Desk HQ public results feed. Percentages are the share within this contest. Where a county publishes no precinct count, progress is its counted vote against the expected total, or the feed’s own completion flag, and is labeled as such. Lead confidence describes how much of the vote is still out, not a polling forecast. Results are unofficial until certified.