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Democrat Xp Lee wins race to succeed Melissa Hortman, restoring Minnesota House tie  MPR News AP: Democrat Xp Lee will win special election to fill seat of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman  CNN Democrat wins Minnesota special election to replace slain lawmaker  The Hill Minnesota House deadlocked after Democrats win special election to fill seat of slain lawmaker  Fox News Xp Lee wins special …

Minnesota voters chose a Democratic successor Tuesday for the state House seat that had been held by Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June. Democrat Xp Lee defeated Republican Ruth Bittner in the special election in the solidly Democratic district in the northwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities, The Associated Press projected. Lee’s win comes three months after Hortman, a …

Facebook Tweet Email Link (CNN) — Vance Boelter was indicted Tuesday on federal charges related to the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse, and seriously injuring another state lawmaker and his wife. Boelter is accused of killing former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and seriously injuring Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife last …