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Danielle Stella
Danielle Stella (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on August 11, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5
Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Lacy Johnson, Mickey Moore, Toya Woodland, and Ervan Katari Miller in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ilhan Omar (D) | 64.3 | 255,924 |
 | Lacy Johnson (R)  | 25.8 | 102,878 | |
 | Mickey Moore (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 9.5 | 37,979 | |
 | Toya Woodland (G) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 34 | |
| Ervan Katari Miller (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,448 | ||
| Total votes: 398,263 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Kelley (Independence Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5
Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Antone Melton-Meaux, John Mason, Daniel Patrick McCarthy, and Les Lester in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ilhan Omar | 58.2 | 103,535 |
 | Antone Melton-Meaux | 38.5 | 68,524 | |
 | John Mason | 1.5 | 2,721 | |
| Daniel Patrick McCarthy | 1.1 | 1,901 | ||
 | Les Lester | 0.7 | 1,267 | |
| Total votes: 177,948 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ervan Katari Miller (D)
- Leila Shukri Adan (D)
- Haji Yussuf (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5
Lacy Johnson defeated Danielle Stella and Dalia al-Aqidi in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lacy Johnson | 76.6 | 9,188 |
 | Danielle Stella | 18.6 | 2,236 | |
 | Dalia al-Aqidi | 4.7 | 568 | |
| Total votes: 11,992 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laverne Turner (R)
- Brent Whaley (R)
- Lucia Vogel (R)
- Alley Waterbury (R)
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5
Mickey Moore advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mickey Moore | 100.0 | 940 |
| Total votes: 940 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Danielle Stella did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Twitter accounts suspended
On November 27, 2019, Stella's personal and campaign Twitter accounts were permanently suspended.[1] In a statement to The Washington Post following the suspension, a Twitter spokeswoman said that Stella's accounts had been suspended for repeated violations of the platform's rules.[2]
On November 26, 2019, Stella's campaign account tweeted the following:
| “ | If it is proven @IlhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for #treason and hanged.[3][4] | ” |
A follow-up tweet linked to an article in The Rundown News with more details on the allegations against Omar. The article referenced a deposition in the Florida trial of a member of the Qatari royal family in which Canadian businessman Alan Bender stated that Ilhan Omar had operated as an intelligence asset for Qatar, and by extension, Iran. A statement from Omar's office said that the allegations were fabricated as part of a Saudi disinformation campaign.[5]
In a statement released on Facebook, Stella said:
| “ | To clarify, I said, "If it is proven ____ passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for #treason and hanged". Treason is the only thing mentioned in the constitution for the death penalty, punishable by hanging or firing squad. I believe all involved should be thoroughly investigated. I did not threaten anyone. ... You are making this into something it's not. You are making it about race, about religion, about anything but the truth.[6][4] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Washington Times, "Ilhan Omar challenger permanently suspended from Twitter," November 27, 2019
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Ilhan Omar’s opponent barred by Twitter after suggesting congresswoman should be hanged," November 30, 2019
- ↑ Fox News, "Ilhan Omar's GOP challenger blasts Twitter after account suspended over 'treason' tweet," November 30, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Ilhan Omar a 'Qatari asset' who passed secrets to Iran, Florida court told," November 26, 2019
- ↑ Facebook, "Danielle Stella," November 29, 2019
