ST. PAUL, Minn. – All eyes at the Capitol are riveted on Roseville and Shoreview. A special election is being held in the suburbs Tuesday for the vacant House District 40-B seat. If Democrat David Gottfried wins, the House goes into a 67-67 tie between Democrats and Republicans and confirms a power-sharing agreement between the parties. If Wikstrom wins, Republicans will have a 68-member majority and control. So how will the special election go? District 40-B traditionally has been a Democratic stronghold. In November’s election Curtis Johnson, a Democrat, won 65-35 over Wikstrom, but a judge nullified the results because Johnson had moved outside the district. District 40-B stretches around the north and west sides Minneapolis.
