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.

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.

Less than two weeks remain until local voters head to the polls in a special election to choose who will represent them in the state House of Representatives. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 25 for residents to cast their votes.