Xp Lee has won a special election in Minnesota to replace slain Democrat Melissa Hortman.
Hortman, the former speaker of the Minnesota House, was assassinated in June.
Election Results
Lee, a former Brooklyn Park city councilman, was the Democratic nominee.
Xp Lee
He defeated Republican candidate Ruth Bittner, a local real estate agent.
Lee secured 60.9% of the vote compared to Bittner’s 39.1%.
Ruth Bittner
The race was held in the heavily Democratic 34B district.
Lee’s victory restores Democratic representation in the chamber.
Honoring Hortman
In his victory speech, Lee paid tribute to Hortman.
“I have never lost sight of the situation that