Democrat David Gottfried easily wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split
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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.
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Democrat David Gottfried wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split
The special election was held in a heavily Democratic district in the northern St. Paul suburbs of Roseville and Shoreview.
Democrat wins special election, locking Minnesota House in 67-67 tie with Republicans
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.
Democrat wins special election for Minnesota state House seat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidate David Gottfried has won the special election for a seat in the Minnesota House, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. Gottfried, a pro bono
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.
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