Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the state’s Republican primary for governor on Tuesday, defeating My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, endorsed by President Donald Trump, and GOP-endorsed candidate Kendall Qualls.
Demuth advances to the Nov. 3 general election, where he will face Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination earlier in the evening.
Incumbent Gov. Tim Walz announced earlier this year that he would not seek a third term.
Republicans have not won a Minnesota gubernatorial election since Tim Pawlenty was reelected in 2006.
Jane Smith of Rochester, who identified herself as a fan of Trump, told The Epoch Times on primary day that she erred from the president’s endorsement and voted for Demuth….