Two Minnesota House recounts certify Democrats winning races, setting up tied chamber

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Two Minnesota House recounts certify Democrats winning races, setting up tied chamber
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Incumbent DFL Reps. Dan Wolgamott and Brad Tabke will continue to serveUnofficial results showed Wolgamott had a 191-vote lead over Republican challenger Sue Ek, but a laterOn election night, a webpage on the Minnesota secretary of state’s website showed 100% of the vote was in for District 14B, with Ek just four votes ahead.

The election results can still be challenged in court within seven days of the certification. Each race was called Monday. These races were set to determine control of the Minnesota House, which will now be tied between Republicans and Democrats. Democrats and Republicans will each hold 67 seats.State Reps. Melissa Hortman, DFL leader and Minnesota House speaker, and Lisa Demuth, state GOP leader, announced that each legislative committee would have a co-chair from each party so committees would be evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.

Hortman and Demuth are also figuring out how to pick a House speaker, as the Minnesota Constitution says only one person can hold the position at a time.

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