A special election is being held Tuesday for Minnesota Senate District 60, which was earlier vacated due to the death of former DFL Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic. The special election pits Democratic Party candidate Doron Clark against Republican Party candidate Abigail Wolters.

A tie in the Senate should end Tuesday as voters decide who will fill the seat of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died of cancer last month.

The power-sharing agreement is still being hashed out between Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House. DFL Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman says both parties met this morning. She says they have narrowed the issues a bit as they continue to negotiate.

Some Minnesotans will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a special election to fill a vacant seat in the state senate.

The DFL's Doron Clark faces Republican Abigail Wolters in the Senate District 60 special election, which includes northeast Minneapolis and the U of M campus.

The race's outcome will also determine the balance of power in the senate, which is currently tied at 33 each for republicans and democrats.

DFL and Republican caucuses in the Senate started operating on a power-sharing agreement on the first day of the 2025 Legislative session,

As a quarrel over power hits its two-week mark, many around the Capitol wonder when the Minnesota Legislature’s session will feel real.

The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the special election for a metro House race later this month, finding Gov. Tim Walz set the date before state law requires.

The Minnesota House has been unable to get anything done as Democrats and Republicans fight over which party should be in control.

ST. PAUL — Two special elections are set to take place Tuesday, Jan. 28, for House seat 40B in Roseville and Senate District 60 in Minneapolis.

Aaron Paul, the Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives seat in District 54A, said he will not be appealing the election challenge, which ruled in favor of his DFL opponent, Brad Tabke.