Minnesota Senate District 60: DFLer Doron Clark wins special election
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A special election for Minnesota Senate District 60 to fill a vacancy left after Sen. Kari Dziedzic died of cancer in December, has resulted in DFL candidate Doron Clark being chosen by district voters, and the majority in the chamber remaining in Democrat control.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State election results website, Clark received 90.91% of the vote during the special election, or 7,783 votes. GOP challenger Abigail Wolters received 8.71%, or 746 votes.
Who ran?
What we know:
GOP candidate Abigail Wolters and DFL candidate Doron Clark won the special election primary on Jan. 14 for their respective parties, beating out several other opponents in the process.
The primary narrowed the field of seven democrats and two republicans to just one candidate from each party.
GOP candidate Abigail Wolters came out on top with 72.17% of the vote, beating Republican Christoper Robin Zimmerman’s 27.83% of the vote.
DFL candidate Doron Clark received 38.13% of the vote (2,073 votes total), beating Democrat Monica Meyer, who received 34.62% (1,182 votes).
Prior to the special election, the Minnesota Senate was tied with 33 Democrats and Republicans on each side – with voters ultimately deciding which party would have the majority control of the chamber.
Big picture view:
Senate District 60 represents northeastern parts of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. The district has historically skewed heavily Democrat, with Dziedzic winning 85.7% of the vote in 2020 and 98.7% of the vote in 2022, when she ran unopposed.
Election Results
By the numbers:
Detailed SD60 election results can be found on the Secretary of State's website.