Xp Lee, Democratic candidate for Minnesota House District 34B, knocks on doors while campaigning in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
The special election was held a week after the assassination of conservative firebrand, commentator, and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk rocked the nation and thrust Hortman's murder back into the spotlight.
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Prosecutors charge that alleged gunman Vance Boelter impersonated a police officer as he carried out what they call the "political assassinations" of Hortman and her husband, Mark. Boelter is also charged with shooting and wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their nearby home.
Republican candidate Ruth Bittner, who is running for the House District 34B seat, speaks with a potential voter while knocking on doors in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Nathaniel Minor/Star Tribune via AP)
Bittner, a real estate agent, told public radio in Minnesota that Hortman "was a very unique individual. We will not be trying to replace her."
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Minnesota was further rocked by violence late last month, when two young school children were killed and 21 people injured in a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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