Two special elections that will decide control of the Minnesota Legislature began to take shape on Tuesday, as more than a dozen candidates filed to run for vacant seats in the state House and Senate.

The Republican Party will hold a majority in the Minnesota House come session start in January, with a special election pending.

Following the death of Sen. Kari Dziedzic, some Minnesotans will again go to the polls later this month to decide who should fill her Senate seat that for now remans vacant. FOX 9’s Soyoung Kim explains.

Two special elections for open seats in a Roseville House district and a Minneapolis Senate district have drawn a number of candidates with control of both chambers at stake. Last month a Ramsey County judge ruled that Curtis Johnson was ineligible to serve for the House District 40B seat he was elected to in November due to residency issues.