Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Lisa Demuth
- Office
- Governor of Minnesota
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Ryan Wilson (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent not running) · current governor: Tim Walz
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Campaign website: lisaformn.com
- Candidate list
- Minnesota Secretary of State — Candidate Filings, Nov. 3, 2026 State General Election (nominees per the Aug. 11 primary) (cross-checked against other published lists)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Says they will cut income taxes for families by reducing the lowest two tax brackets. | Campaign website — lisaformn.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Car tabs | Says they will ask the legislature to set a $99 maximum car tab fee. | Campaign website — lisaformn.com/affordability-agenda Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Fraud | Says they will end fraud and corruption in state government programs. | Campaign website — lisaformn.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Permits | Says they will issue a day-one executive order to cut permitting timelines by at least 25%. | Campaign website — lisaformn.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Minnesota’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Minnesota campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Minnesota officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the Minnesota Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by exact name within the state and checked by hand).
Sources
- Candidate list: Minnesota Secretary of State — Candidate Filings, Nov. 3, 2026 State General Election (nominees per the Aug. 11 primary) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — lisaformn.com/priorities — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — lisaformn.com/affordability-agenda — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Lisa Demuth for Governor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Listed for the candidate in: Minnesota Secretary of State — Candidate Filings, Nov. 3, 2026 State General Election (nominees per the Aug. 11 primary)
- Minnesota campaign-finance search (official)
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