Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate David Gottfried has been elected in Minnesota’s special election for House District 40B, defeating Republican Paul Wikstrom 70% to 30%. Gottfried’s win splits control of the Minnesota House 67 to 67 between the DFL and Republicans.

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.

A Republican has won a special election in southeast Iowa for a seat in the Iowa House. State Representative Martin Graber of Fort Madison died on January 31 and Blaine Watkins of Donnelson has been elected to replace him.

"This kind of lawlessness endangers public health." President Trump is vowing to “lead the charge” to unseat Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), who has said he will not support the GOP’s short-term government funding bill ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline.

Republicans have managed to keep control of a vacant Iowa House seat. On Tuesday, a special election was held in District 100, which covers most of Lee County. The election was called for after the unexpected death of Rep.