Republican Paul Melotik defeated Democrat Bob Tatterson in a special election for a vacant Assembly seat representing Milwaukee’s north suburbs, keeping the district in GOP hands. Melotik’s win Tuesday keeps the Republican majority in the Assembly at 64-35. That is two seats short of a supermajority, which would be enough to override a governor’s veto. But Republicans could have a supermajority if two or more Democrats are absent. The seat was open after Republican Dan Knodl won a special election and is now serving in the state Senate. His win in that race this spring gave Republicans a 22-11 supermajority in the Senate.
