Special Election in MN House District 40B

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Voters in parts of Roseville and Shoreview will elect a new state representative today (Tues) in the Minnesota House District 40-B special election.

Democratic candidate David Gottfried faces Republican Paul Wikstrom.

If Gottfried wins, Democrats and Republicans would have a 67-67 tie in the House. A victory by Wikstrom would give Republicans a 68-66 majority in the chamber.

DFL candidate Curtis Johnson beat Wikstrom by more than 75 hundred votes in the November election but was ruled ineligible for violating residency requirements.