ST. PAUL, Minn. — Control of Minnesota’s House of Representatives hinges on the outcome of races in two districts, and both districts could go into recounts.
Right now, DFL and Republican candidates each won 67 races.
On election night, a page on the Minnesota secretary of state’s website showed 100% of the vote was in for Minnesota House District 14B, with Republican Sue Ek four votes ahead.
“I thought I had won, and my friends and people at the party were ecstatic,” Ek said.
But when the page refreshed, the results showed Democratic incumbent Dan Wolgamott was ahead with a 191-vote lead.
“People are calling, texting, emailing saying, ‘What happened? This doesn’t make sense.’ So we do need to get to the bottom of it,” she said.
Sherburne County said in a statement there had been an upload failure, and the county will pay for a recount for the sake of transparency.
In Scott County, it looked as if Republican Aaron Paul was on the way to beating incumbent Democratic Rep. Brad Tabke. But when votes were posted, and after screening, Tabke was 14 votes ahead.