Minnesota votes to fill seat of state representative who was killed along with her husband

Election to fill Melissa Hortman’s seat comes amid heightened alarm in the US over political violence

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Minnesota voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday for a special election to fill the state House seat of the late state Representative Melissa Hortman, who was killed in June alongside her husband in what officials described as a “politically motivated assassination”.

Residents in Minnesota’s Brooklyn Park and surrounding suburbs will have the choice between Democrat Xp Lee, health equity analyst, former Brooklyn Park city council member and Republican Ruth Bittner, a real estate agent.