5 Highlights From the Minnesota and Wisconsin Primaries

Ilhan Omar scores a victory, Van Orden gets a Democratic opponent, and a Trump-backed candidate wins not once, but twice, on the same night.

A general view of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on March 6, 2011. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Upper Midwest saw significant races on Aug. 13., less than three months from a general election that will be fought, in part, across the region.

In Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) beat Don Samuels, ending a string of defeats for the “Squad.” Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) survived a primary challenge of her own.