Abena McKenzie

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Abena McKenzie

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 13, 2024

Abena McKenzie (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)

Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Dalia al-Aqidi in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar (D)	74.4	261,066
		Dalia al-Aqidi (R)	24.6	86,213
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	3,768

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 351,047
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shujaa Tongrit-Green (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Don Samuels, Nate Schluter, and Abena McKenzie in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar	56.2	67,926
		Don Samuels	42.9	51,839
		Nate Schluter	0.5	575
	Submit photo	Abena McKenzie	0.4	461

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,801
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tim Peterson (D)
• Sarah Gad (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Dalia al-Aqidi advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dalia al-Aqidi	100.0	3,380

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,380
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McKenzie in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Abena McKenzie campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Minnesota District 5	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Kelly Morrison (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)