ST. PAUL — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth will face off in the governor's race this November. Mike Lindell, a GOP candidate for Minnesota governor, speaks to reporters at his election night watch party at the Hilton in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Demuth topped both Lindell and Qualls in terms of cash on hand, but didn't have the endorsement of Trump or the state Republican Party, which backed Qualls.