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

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Minnesota's 5th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 4, 2024
Primary: August 13, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Minnesota
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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Incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) won the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District on August 13, 2024. Click here for more detailed results. Don Samuels, Abena McKenzie, and Nate Schluter also ran in the primary. The winner advanced to the general election on November 5, 2024. Omar and Samuels led in fundraising and media commentary.

Omar defeated Samuels in the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in 2022, winning 50.3% to 48.2%. According to the StarTribune's Ryan Faircloth, "The upcoming rematch between Omar and Samuels is expected to be one of the most closely watched Democratic primary elections in the country. Omar and Samuels have developed a heated rivalry since their close first race."

On May 11, more than 60% of Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota (DFL) delegates voted to endorse Omar at a state convention. Samuels won the support of 39% of delegates. The DFL is the Minnesota political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party.

Omar was born in Somalia and, at age eight, spent four years in a refugee camp with her family in Kenya before coming to the United States. Omar got her start in politics in 2016, when she was elected to represent District 60B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. She was first elected to Congress in 2018, becoming the first Somali-American member of Congress. Omar was re-elected in 2018, 2020, and 2022, winning between 64.3% and 78% of the vote in general elections. Omar ran on her record in Congress, saying, "As a leader of the House Budget Committee and Progressive Caucus, I’ve continued to fight for the progressive values Minnesotans sent me to advocate for – whether it’s fighting to codify Roe v. Wade into law, addressing the opioid crisis or fighting for an assault weapons ban."

Every Democratic member of U.S. House leadership except Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (Hawaii) endorsed Omar: Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (Mass.), Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (Calif.), and Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (Colo.). In 2022, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) was the only member of House Democratic leadership to endorse Omar.

Samuels was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States for college. He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial design in 1975 and an M.Div from Luther Seminary in 2001. Samuels spent 30 years in the toy industry. Samuels served on the Minneapolis City Council from 2003 to 2015. From 2015 to 2019, Samuels served on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education. Samuels said threats to democracy, public safety, and foreign policy were the three big themes of his campaign. Samuels said, "In America today, failed policy choices deprive far too many of the opportunity to succeed. Too many of our neighbors can’t afford housing, healthcare, or a quality education. Our working-class communities are plagued by gun violence and lack the needed investment that spurs good-paying, stable employment."

On June 17, the United Steelworkers and the International Union of Operating Engineers, two unions, endorsed Samuels.

At the time of the election, Omar was widely referred to in the media as a member of the Squad, along with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), the three of whom won election in November 2018. According to CNN's Kate Sullivan, the Squad "have electrified the progressive base thanks to their social media savvy but have also attracted controversy, most notably over their criticism of the US relationship with Israel." Samuels positioned himself as a pragmatic and less polarizing alternative to Omar, saying: "If there’s one virtue that Omar has is that she is consistent. She is consistently divisive and inappropriate. She’s consistently that way personally, locally, nationally and internationally.” Omar said, "Tone-policing women, especially women of color, has been a tactic that has been used to attack us. And I believe that it is important for me to be decisive, to lead with integrity, to have clarity, to be accountable to my constituents, to be transparent and to be able to communicate with my constituents in a way that I feel is necessary.”

In 2021, Omar endorsed Question 2, a Minneapolis measure that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety (DPS). Samuels opposed Question 2. Voters defeated the measure 56.17% to 43.83%.

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for Minnesota's 5th was D+30, meaning the Democratic candidate received, on average, 30 percentage points more votes than the national average.

Incumbent Ilhan Omar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5.

All 435 seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Republicans had a 220 to 212 majority with three vacancies. As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 74.3%-24.5%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 80.6%-17.4%.

This page focuses on Minnesota's 5th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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

Candidates and election results

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)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Minnesota

Election information in Minnesota: Aug. 13, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 13, 2024
• By mail: Received by July 23, 2024
• Online: July 23, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: Received by Aug. 12, 2024
• Online: Aug. 12, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 13, 2024
• By mail: Received by Aug. 13, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

June 28, 2024 to Aug. 12, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (CST)

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Ilhan Omar

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

• Minnesota's 5th Congressional District (Assumed office: 2019)
  
• Minnesota House of Representatives - District 60B (2017-2019)
  

Biography:  Omar was born in Somalia. At age eight, Omar lived with her family in a refugee camp in Kenya for eight years, before coming to the U.S. Omar graduated from North Dakota State University with bachelors' degrees in 2011. Her professional experiences includes working as a teacher, campaign manager, and non-profit executive.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Omar ran on her record in Congress, saying she "has secured major victories for Minnesotans — including providing nearly 30 million free school meals throughout the pandemic, protecting our Liberian-American community from deportation, bringing home over $550,000 to her constituents in the form of casework, and securing critical local government funding during the pandemic."

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Omar said she was a "leading progressive voice fighting for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest climate investment in world history."

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Omar said she was a "fierce advocate for student loan cancellation." 

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Sources: Ilhan Omar 2024 campaign website, "Progress," accessed June 5, 2024; United States House of Representatives, "About Ilhan Omar," accessed June 5, 2024; Ilhan Omar 2024 campaign website, "Meet Ilhan," accessed June 5, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Omar, Ilhan," accessed June 5, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 in 2024.

Don Samuels

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

• Minneapolis Board of Education (2014-2018)
  
• Minneapolis City Council (2003-2014)

Biography:  Samuels was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States for college. His professional experiences includes working as a designer in the toy industry for 30 years and founding and running Microgrants, an organization that provides grants to low-income individuals.

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Key Messages

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Samuels has run on public safety, saying, "No matter your race, income, or zip code, everyone deserves to live without fear of crime in their neighborhood. Violent crime disproportionately impacts low-income and diverse communities, and it’s simply unjust to allow rampant crime to persist there."

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Samuels said he supports "support policies that move our nation toward the type of universal care afforded to citizens of many other nations, including neighboring Canada and Mexico," but said the country should immediately "protect and strengthen President Barack Obama’s landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA)."

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Samuels said he supports policies to make housing more affordable, including more support for low-income renters and encouraging "developers to build more quality, affordable housing rather than chasing them away with rent control and red tape."

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Sources: Don Samuels 2024 campaign website, "On the Issues," accessed June 5, 2024; Don Samuels 2024 campaign website, "Meet Don," accessed June 5, 2024; Microgrants, "What we Do," accessed June 5, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 in 2024.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Campaign advertisements

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Ilhan Omar

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• YouTube

Endorsements

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• Ilhan Omar

Election competitiveness

Polls

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Race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Election spending

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Ilhan Omar	Democratic Party	$8,335,875	$8,063,371	$324,221	As of December 31, 2024
Abena McKenzie	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Don Samuels	Democratic Party	$1,742,908	$1,775,600	$19,964	As of December 31, 2024
Nate Schluter	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.

If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.

By candidate	By election
Ilhan Omar Don Samuels	Open Secrets Federal Election Commission

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Minnesota.

Minnesota U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	8	8	1	29	16	4	6	62.5%	6	85.7%
2022	8	8	1	32	16	5	4	56.3%	4	50.0%
2020	8	8	0	37	16	4	6	62.5%	6	75.0%
2018	8	8	3	38	16	5	5	62.5%	2	40.0%
2016	8	8	1	30	16	3	5	50.0%	3	42.9%
2014	8	8	1	19	16	1	2	18.8%	0	0.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Minnesota in 2024. Information below was calculated on July 10, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Twenty-nine candidates ran for Minnesota’s eight U.S. House districts, including 14 Democrats and 15 Republicans. That’s an average of 3.63 candidates per district. There were 4.00 candidates per district in 2022, 4.63 candidates per district in 2020 and 4.75 in 2018.

The 29 candidates who ran in Minnesota in 2024 are the fewest number of candidates since 2014, when 19 candidates ran.

The 3rd Congressional District was the only open district in Minnesota in 2024. Incumbent Rep. Dean Phillips (D-03) did not run for re-election to run for President of the United States.

Five candidates—four Democrats and one Republican—ran for the 5th Congressional District, the most candidates who ran for a district in Minnesota in 2024.

Ten primaries—four Democratic and six Republican—were contested in 2024. Between 2014 and 2022, an average of 8.00 primaries were contested each election cycle.

Six incumbents—two Democrats and four Republicans—ran in contested primaries in 2024, tying with 2020 for the most in the last 10 years.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+30. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 30 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 5th the 20th most Democratic district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Minnesota's 5th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
80.6%	17.4%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
76.9	18.5	D+58.5

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Minnesota, 2020

Minnesota presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 20 Democratic wins
• 10 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

See also: Party control of Minnesota state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Minnesota's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Minnesota
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	4	6
Republican	0	4	4
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	8	10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Minnesota's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Minnesota, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Tim Walz
Lieutenant Governor	Peggy Flanagan
Secretary of State	Steve Simon
Attorney General	Keith Ellison

State legislature

Minnesota State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	34
	Republican Party	33
	Independent	0
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	70
	Republican Party	60
	Independent	0
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		134

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Minnesota Party Control: 1992-2024
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	I	I	I	I	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D

Election context

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Minnesota in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Minnesota, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Minnesota	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	1,000	$300.00	6/4/2024	Source
Minnesota	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	1,000	N/A	6/4/2024	Source

District history

2022

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Cicely Davis in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar (D)	74.3	214,224
		Cicely Davis (R)	24.5	70,702
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	3,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 288,206
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mickey Moore (Legal Marijuana Now Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Don Samuels, Nate Schluter, A.J. Kern, and Albert T. Ross in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar	50.3	57,683
		Don Samuels	48.2	55,217
		Nate Schluter	0.6	671
		A.J. Kern	0.5	519
		Albert T. Ross	0.4	477

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,567
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Khanh Tran (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Cicely Davis defeated Royce White and Guy Gaskin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cicely Davis	48.0	4,765
		Royce White	37.2	3,689
	Submit photo	Guy Gaskin	14.9	1,476

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,930
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shukri Abdullahi Abdirahman (R)

2020

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

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
	Submit photo	Ervan Katari Miller (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,448

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Daniel Patrick McCarthy	1.1	1,901
		Les Lester	0.7	1,267

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 940
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2018

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Ilhan Omar defeated Jennifer Zielinski in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar (D)	78.0	267,703
		Jennifer Zielinski (R)	21.7	74,440
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,215

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 343,358 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar	48.2	65,237
		Margaret Kelliher	30.4	41,156
		Patricia Torres Ray	13.0	17,629
		Jamal Abdulahi	3.7	4,984
		Bobby Joe Champion	2.8	3,831
		Frank Nelson Drake	1.8	2,480

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 135,317
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Julie Sabo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Jennifer Zielinski defeated Christopher Chamberlin and Bob Carney Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Zielinski	56.5	8,680
		Christopher Chamberlin	32.5	4,999
		Bob Carney Jr.	11.0	1,688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,367
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2016

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Keith Ellison (D) defeated Frank Nelson Drake (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ellison defeated Lee Bauer and Gregg Iverson in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Keith Ellison Incumbent	69.1%	249,964
	Republican	Frank Drake	22.3%	80,660
	Legal Marijuana Now	Dennis Schuller	8.5%	30,759
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	499
Total Votes				361,882
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Keith Ellison Incumbent	91.7%	40,380
Gregg Iverson	4.3%	1,887
Lee Bauer	4%	1,757
Total Votes		44,024
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

2014

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Keith Ellison (D) defeated challengers Doug Daggett (R) and Lee Bauer (IND) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Keith Ellison Incumbent	70.8%	167,079
	Republican	Doug Daggett	24%	56,577
	Independence	Lee Bauer	5.1%	12,001
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	353
Total Votes				236,010
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Keith Ellison - Incumbent a
• Doug Daggett
• Lee Bauer

August 12, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Keith Ellison - Incumbenta

Republican Primary

• Doug Daggetta

Independence Party Primary

• Lee Bauera

Failed to file

• William Brownell

2012

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

Incumbent Keith Ellison won re-election to the 5th Congressional District of Minnesota U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Keith Ellison Incumbent	74.5%	262,102
	Republican	Chris Fields	25.2%	88,753
	NA	Write-in	0.3%	1,114
Total Votes				351,969
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link)

2010
On November 2, 2010, Keith Ellison (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joel Demos (R), Lynne Torgerson (I), Tom Schrunk (I) and Michael James Cavlan (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Keith Ellison incumbent	67.7%	154,833
	Republican	Joel Demos	24.1%	55,222
	Independent	Lynne Torgerson	3.7%	8,548
	Independence	Tom Schrunk	3.3%	7,446
	Independent Progressive	Michael James Cavlan	1.1%	2,468
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	229
Total Votes				228,746

2008
On November 4, 2008, Keith Ellison (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Barb Davis White (R) and Bill McGaughey (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Keith Ellison incumbent	70.9%	228,776
	Republican	Barb Davis White	22%	71,020
	Independence	Bill McGaughey	6.9%	22,318
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	633
Total Votes				322,747

2006
On November 7, 2006, Keith Ellison (D) won election to the United States House. He defeated Alan Fine (R), Tammy Lee (I) and Jay Pond (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Keith Ellison	55.6%	136,060
	Republican	Alan Fine	21.3%	52,263
	Independence	Tammy Lee	21%	51,456
	Green	Jay Pond	2%	4,792
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	334
Total Votes				244,905

2004
On November 2, 2004, Martin Olav Sabo (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Daniel Mathias (R) and Jay Pond (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Martin Olav Sabo incumbent	69.7%	218,434
	Republican	Daniel Mathias	24.4%	76,600
	Green	Jay Pond	5.7%	17,984
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	508
Total Votes				313,526

2002
On November 5, 2002, Martin Olav Sabo (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Daniel Mathias (R) and Tim Davis (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Martin Olav Sabo incumbent	67%	171,572
	Republican	Daniel Mathias	25.9%	66,271
	Green	Tim Davis	7%	17,825
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	314
Total Votes				255,982

2000
On November 7, 2000, Martin Olav Sabo (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank Taylor (R), Rob Tomich (Independence), Renee Lavoi (Constitution) and Chuck P. Charnstrom (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Martin Olav Sabo incumbent	69.2%	176,629
	Republican	Frank Taylor	22.8%	58,191
	Independence	Rob Tomich	4.4%	11,323
	Constitution	Renee Lavoi	1.8%	4,522
	Libertarian	Chuck P. Charnstrom	1.8%	4,480
Total Votes				255,145

2024 battleground elections

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This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:

• Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2024
• United States Senate election in Arizona, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

See also

• Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
• Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
• United States House elections in Minnesota, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in Minnesota, 2024 (August 13 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

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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)

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Republican Party (4)

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