Democratic candidate Doron Clark has won a special election for a vacant Minnesota Senate seat, giving Democrats control of the upper chamber, according to Decision Desk HQ. Clark, who works at

Doron Clark (DFL) defeated Republican Abigail Wolters by over 7,000 votes — 7,783 to 746. There were also 32 write-in votes cast during the election.

DFLer Doron Clark was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election Tuesday for a heavily blue district covering northeast Minneapolis. The result officially breaks a 33-33 tie between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate.

A tie in the Senate should end Tuesday as voters decide who will fill the seat of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died of cancer last month.

MINNEAPOLIS — DFLer Doron Clark won the Senate District 60 race in a landslide Tuesday, giving the party a one-seat majority in the Minnesota State Senate. The special election was called following the death of Democratic Sen. Kari Dziedzic in December. The Minnesota GOP and DFL have been tied since in the Senate, 33-33.

Minnesota Democrats captured the state’s coveted Senate majority after a blowout win in the state’s special election for District 60. Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee Doron Clark won in a landslide, 90.

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will have a majority in the Minnesota Senate once again after their candidate won a special election in a Minneapolis district on Tuesday. With all precincts reporting,

Doron Clark won the special election for Senate District 60 with 90.9% of the vote on Tuesday beating Republican challenger Abigail Wolters for the seat. Clark’s win breaks a tie in the Minnesota Senate shifting control to Democrats.