A Democrat and a Republican are vying for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election that could leave the chamber tied or give Republicans a slim majority. A Democrat won the seat by 30 percentage points last November, but a judge later ruled that he did not meet the residency requirements to run for the office.

More than 13,000 people and nearly 47% of registered voters cast ballots in a special election for a suburban Minnesota House seat this week, far outpacing voter turnout in any other House special election over the last decade.

Democrat David Gottfried won the special election for a Twin Cities metro state House seat, returning the Minnesota House to a rare tie, according to unofficial results from the secretary of state's office.

An existing power-sharing agreement reached last month will keep a Republican speaker in power in the state House.

Republicans in the Minnesota House lost a one-seat edge in the Capitol, where tensions over party dominance have simmered for weeks.

Voters in Minnesota will choose a new representative in a heavily Democratic state House district at the center of a post-Election Day drama to control the chamber.

The special election was held in a heavily Democratic district in the northern St. Paul suburbs of Roseville and Shoreview.

As expected, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate David Gottfried ran away with a victory in Tuesday’s special election for District 40B, securing shared power for his party in the Minnesota House.

Minnesota’s newest state lawmaker is looking forward to jumping into a legislative session that has been anything but normal. David Gottfried says he’s ready to hit the ground running and help facilitate meaningful legislation in this budget year.