Republican Keri Heintzeman is projected to beat Democrat Denise Slipy with more than 60% of the vote to replace Eichorn in Senate District 6.

Republican Keri Heintzeman of Nisswa will represent District 6 in the Minnesota Senate after a special election.

Heintzeman defeated Democrat Denise Slipy by nearly 21 percentage points in Minnesota Senate District 6, which covers portions of Crow Wing, Cass and Itasca counties. The Nisswa Republican will fill the seat left open by Eichorn, who resigned last month following his arrest in an underage prostitution sting.