Gottfried defeated Republican Paul Wikstrom, who also ran for the seat in 2024 and challenged Johnson's residency in court. Gottfried received 70.15% of the vote (9,352 total).

Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate David Gottfried and GOP candidate Paul Wikstrom are vying for a vacant seat in House District 40B, which includes Roseville and Shoreview.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center of post-election drama over chamber control decisively chose Democrat David Gottfried on Tuesday, tying the House and ...

DFLer David Gottfried won Tuesday’s special election for Roseville House seat 40B, restoring a full Minnesota House. Gottfried was running against Republican candidate Paul Wikstrom.

Rep. David Gottfried, DFL-Shoreview, is sworn into the Minnesota House by Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring on Monday, March 17, 2025.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center of post-election drama over chamber control decisively chose Democrat David Gottfried on Tuesday, tying the House and ...