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2025 Minnesota legislative session
MPR News Staff

DFLer Doron Clark, Republican Abigail Wolters win primary in Senate District 60 special election

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DFLer Doron Clark will face Republican Abigail Wolters in a Jan. 28 special election to fill an open Minneapolis seat in the Minnesota Senate.
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A special primary election Tuesday narrowed the field of candidates running for a Minnesota Senate seat from nine to two.

DFLer Doron Clark will face Republican Abigail Wolters in a Jan. 28 special election to fill an open Minneapolis seat in the state Senate. Clark received 38 percent of the vote to beat six other Democrats in one primary, and Wolters easily defeated one Republican challenger in the other. About 5,400 people voted in the DFL contest and about 200 voted in the Republican primary.

The recent death of Sen. Kari Dziedzic left the Senate District 60 seat vacant. It has historically been in DFL hands stretching back to the early 1970s. Dziedzic won her last contested race with an overwhelming majority.

Clark had the DFL endorsement for the primary. He said education funding and housing are among his top issues. Wolters had the GOP endorsement and is running on a platform of public safety and increasing jobs for recent graduates.

The state Senate is currently tied 33-33, and the winner of the Jan. 28 special election will tip the majority control in the chamber.