BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Xp Lee won Tuesday's DFL primary and will now face Republican Ruth Bittner in a special election in September to fill the seat previously held by Rep. Melissa Hortman.

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.

Two primary elections took place in the Twin Cities metro on Tuesday — a special primary for the seat of late state Rep. Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and a primary for White Bear Lake mayor. Polls closed at 8 p.