The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will have a majority in the Minnesota Senate once again after their candidate won a special election in a Minneapolis district on Tuesday. Candidate Doron Clark held an overwhelming lead in election results late Tuesday in a DFL-dominated district.

Minnesota Democrats captured the state’s coveted Senate majority after a blowout win in the state’s special election for District 60. Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee Doron Clark won in a landslide, 90.91% to Republican Abigail Wolters’s 8.71%.

As a result of the ruling, the Republican Party's 67-66 advantage will last longer, perhaps well into February or March.

Democratic candidate Doron Clark has won a special election for a vacant Minnesota Senate seat, giving Democrats control of the upper chamber, according to Decision Desk HQ. Clark, who works at health care technology company Medtronic,

Tuesday, a special election could break a tie in one chamber at the state capitol — but the other is still at a stalemate. Voters in northeast Minneapolis showed up to the polls, casting ballots for their next state senator after the death of DFL Sen.

After two weeks of successful power-sharing, the Senate will revert to a majority following Tuesday’s special election. The vacancy was created following the Dec. 28 death of Sen. Kate Dziedzic.