In Minnesota, a special election was held Tuesday to fill the seat of Melissa Hortman, the former Minnesota House speaker who was assassinated at her home in June along with her husband. Democrat Xp Lee won Tuesday’s election with almost 61% of the vote. Lee is a former municipal council member and the son of Hmong refugees who fled Laos during the Vietnam War.

In other news from Minnesota, Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar is facing backlash over her response to the death of Charlie Kirk. On Monday, two House Republicans introduced resolutions to censure Omar and remove her from her congressional committees.