Minnesota Democrat wins state House special election, teeing up split control with GOP
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate David Gottfried has been elected in Minnesota’s special election for House District 40B, defeating Republican Paul Wikstrom 70% to 30%. Gottfried’s win splits control of the Minnesota House 67 to 67 between the DFL and Republicans. National Democrats celebrated his win.
Democrats win Minnesota state House special election, setting up shared control of the chamber
An existing power-sharing agreement reached last month will keep a Republican speaker in power in the state House.
Democrat David Gottfried easily wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split
The Democratic victory will force the two parties to work together to agree on a budget for the next two years.
Control of Minnesota House Split After Democrat Wins Special Election
Republicans in the Minnesota House lost a one-seat edge in the Capitol, where tensions over party dominance have simmered for weeks.
David Gottfried projected to win District 40B special election, tying Minnesota House
Democrat David Gottfried is poised to win the special election for a Twin Cities metro state House seat, locking Minnesota House in a balance of power tie.
Special Election to Determine if Minnesota House Control Is Tied or Locks in GOP Majority
A special election in a Minnesota House district at the center of a post-election drama to control the chamber will decide whether control will be tied between Democrats and Republicans, or if the GOP
Minnesota State House District 40B Special Election Results
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,
Alert: Democrat David Gottfried wins Minnesota House special election, restoring 67-67 tie that will end GOP control of chamber
Democrat David Gottfried wins Minnesota House special election, restoring 67-67 tie that will end GOP control of chamber. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
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