Democrat wins special election to fill seat of Minnesota lawmaker

<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;guim&period;co&period;uk&sol;img&sol;media&sol;467a799bd141b0887da5f9b7e52bf16a2274d7c0&sol;0&lowbar;0&lowbar;4899&lowbar;3921&sol;master&sol;4899&period;jpg&quest;width&equals;1200&&num;038&semi;height&equals;630&&num;038&semi;quality&equals;85&&num;038&semi;auto&equals;format&&num;038&semi;fit&equals;crop&&num;038&semi;precrop&equals;40&colon;21&comma;offset-x50&comma;offset-y0&&num;038&semi;overlay-align&equals;bottom&percnt;2Cleft&&num;038&semi;overlay-width&equals;100p&&num;038&semi;overlay-base64&equals;L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&&num;038&semi;enable&equals;upscale&&num;038&semi;s&equals;1d23702e6414a3c8b245ee08ade5f1a2" alt&equals;""><br &sol;>&NewLine;Xp Lee beats Republican Ruth Bittner for vacant seat after Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in June<br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theguardian&period;com&sol;us-news&sol;2025&sol;sep&sol;16&sol;minnesota-melissa-hortman-seat-election" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Source<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-5730108346191534" &NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script><p class&equals;"wpsai&lowbar;spacing&lowbar;before&lowbar;adsense"><&sol;p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-5730108346191534" &NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script>