A Democrat and a Republican are vying for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election that could leave the chamber tied or give Republicans a slim majority. A Democrat won the seat by 30 percentage points last November, but a judge later ruled that he did not meet the residency requirements to run for the office.

Polls are now closed for a Twin Cities metro state House seat that will determine the balance of power in the chamber.The election will conclude a political saga that's lasted months and ended up in court.

Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center of a post-election drama have decisively chosen Democrat David Gottfried in a race that leaves control of the House tied.

An existing power-sharing agreement reached last month will keep a Republican speaker in power in the state House.

A special election for a Twin Cities metro state House seat will determine the balance of power in the chamber on Tuesday, after the vacancy sparked a power dispute earlier in the session that brought it to a halt.

Republicans in the Minnesota House lost a one-seat edge in the Capitol, where tensions over party dominance have simmered for weeks.

DFLer David Gottfried and Republican Paul Wikstrom are competing for House District 40B, where a DFL victory would likely restore a 67-67 tie in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

As expected, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate David Gottfried ran away with a victory in Tuesday’s special election for District 40B, securing shared power for his party in the Minnesota House.