Turnout is always low in these because the state only gives people like a 2 week heads up before the election and nobody bothers to advertise. No one knows who the candidates are or where they're supposed to be going.

Special elections have low turnout typically. Many people don't know they are happening

Oops fixed the title

With the two victories, Democrats maintain their 15-6 majority in the State Senate

From the last line of the article