Democrats have officially regained control of the Minnesota Senate with DFL Sen. Doron Clark being sworn-in Monday.

Sen. Doron Clark’s swearing-in breaks the Senate tie and triggers a heated discussion over dissolving the power-sharing agreement

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

DFLer Doron Clark was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election Tuesday for a heavily blue district covering northeast Minneapolis. The result officially breaks a 33-33 tie between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate.

DFLer Doron Clark won in the deep-blue Minneapolis district with 90 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.

Doron Clark, the winner of last week's Senate District 60 special election in Minneapolis, took the oath of office on Monday, returning a one-seat majority to the DFL.