Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins Democratic Primary in Minnesota

Omar defeated her challenger by a 13 percentage point margin. In another district, Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) also fended off a primary challenge.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks at the Minnesota Congressional District 5 Democrat Farmer Labor party’s Nominating Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 11, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District after fending off a challenge from a moderate Democrat in a close contest.

Omar, who has represented the district that covers most of metropolitan Minneapolis for three terms, won the primary with 56.2 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press. She defeated former Minnesota City Council Member Don Samuels, her principal opponent, who won 42.9 percent.