Democrat wins special election to fill seat of Minnesota lawmaker who was killed

Xp Lee beats Republican Ruth Bittner for vacant seat after Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in June

Democrat Xp Lee won a special election to fill the state house seat of the former Minnesota house speaker Melissa Hortman, who was killed in June alongside her husband in what officials described as a politically motivated assassination".

Lee, a health equity analyst, former Brooklyn Park city council member and a mentee of Hortman's, triumphed over Republican Ruth Bittner, a real estate agent, in a heavily Democratic, suburban district. His victory restored a legislative tie in the state house, with each party controlling 67 seats.