Nearly two months after Minnesota lawmaker Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated, voters selected XP Lee as the DFL candidate in a special primary election held to fill her seat.

Lee will face Republican and real estate agent Ruth Bittner in a special election on Sept. 16 for the legislative seat previously held by House DFL Leader Rep. Melissa Hortman. A Democratic win in September would restore a 67-67 tie in the House, while a Republican win would flip the chamber to GOP control for the upcoming legislative session.

The man accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, while wounding two others in June during an alleged coordinated attack has been indicted by a grand jury on eight total charges.

The seat has been vacant since former DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in a targeted political attack in June. The special election will take place on September 16th.

This wouldn't be the first time Minnesota named a property after a politician. Former Gov. Harold Stassen has the Department of Revenue Building and earlier this year, a bridge was renamed after the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic.

Almost two months after a pair of state legislators and their families were shot in their homes, Minnesota lawmakers hope to lead a national shift reining in toxic political discourse.