ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Democrat David Gottfried won a special election in Minnesota House from District 40-B, preventing Republicans from taking majority control of the House. Early returns showed Gottfried with 75% to Republican Paul Wikstrom’s 23%. As soon as results are certified, Gottfried will be sworn jn – and the Democrat-Republican make-up of the House will be 67-67. That puts a pre-arranged power-sharing agreement in place, The election was a setback for Republicans. Had Wikstrom won, Republicans would have gained 68-66 majority control.
Gottfried. A pro bono law specialist at the Minneapolis firm Moss & Barnett. Interested in civil rights litigation. Age 32.