The race comes three months after Hortman and her husband were killed in what Minnesota authorities described as a “politically motivated assassination."

The Minnesota Secretary of State is being sued by the federal government over allegations that election integrity was violated under the Help America Vote Act that President Trump signed earlier this year.

Special election victory by Democrat Xp Lee restores Minnesota House power-sharing deal after replacing seat of assassinated former speaker Melissa Hortman.

Democrat Xp Lee won a special election Tuesday for a seat previously held by the late state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June. Lee's win also restores a tie in the Minnesota House.

Control of the House is at stake with the election to replace the former Speaker Emerita, who was slain along with her husband three months ago.

Democrat Xp Lee has won a special election to fill the Minnesota House seat of a top Democratic leader who was assassinated. Rep.

ST. PAUL — Voting season began in Minnesota on Sept. 19 for the Nov. 4 local elections. There are 38 city and school district regular elections on ballots around the state in addition to 79 special elections .

Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives will once again be at stake Tuesday in a special election to replace Melissa Hortman, the former Democratic state House speaker who was slain along with her husband at their home in June.

A special election in Minnesota on Tuesday will determine who will fill the seat of the late Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, just over three months after she and her husband were fatally shot in what Gov.

Minnesotans are set to vote Tuesday in the special election to replace Melissa Hortman, the former Democratic Minnesota House speaker who was killed alongside her husband at their home in June, a politically motivated killing thrust back into the spotlight after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.