State House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican nomination for Minnesota governor, defeating MyPillow founder Mike Lindell in a rare loss for a Republican primary candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump. Demuth argued that she’s the most electable and experienced Republican candidate, pointing to her role as a legislative leader. She became speaker in a power-sharing agreement for the Minnesota House, which is split evenly between Republicans and Democrats. She will face Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who had no serious opposition for the Democratic nomination. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz dropped his reelection campaign in the aftermath of a fraud scandal involving the widespread theft of tax money his administration gave to organizations that were supposed to use it for social welfare programs. Read more at the link in our bio. #APPhoto by Ellen Schmidt