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2024
Minnesota's 5th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 2, 2026
Primary: August 11, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Minnesota

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Minnesota, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is August 11, 2026. The filing deadline is June 2, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

DeVelle Jackson is running in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
DeVelle Jackson (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar and Latonya Reeves are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

John Nagel and Dalia al-Aqidi are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Minnesota

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Ilhan Omar Democratic Party $2,005,474 $1,707,322 $622,373 As of September 30, 2025
Latonya Reeves Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
John Nagel Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Dalia al-Aqidi Republican Party $742,069 $767,645 $13,342 As of December 31, 2025
DeVelle Jackson Independent $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

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.[1]
  • 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.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
1/20/20261/13/20261/6/202612/23/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe 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.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Minnesota in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Minnesota, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Minnesota U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 1,000 $300 6/2/2026 Source
Minnesota U.S. House Unaffiliated 1,000 N/A 6/2/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

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

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

Total votes: 351,047
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

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

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

Total votes: 120,801
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dalia al-Aqidi
Dalia al-Aqidi  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,380

Total votes: 3,380
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General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

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

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

Total votes: 288,206
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

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

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

Total votes: 114,567
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cicely Davis
Cicely Davis  Candidate Connection
 
48.0
 
4,765
Image of Royce White
Royce White  Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
3,689
Guy Gaskin
 
14.9
 
1,476

Total votes: 9,930
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General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar (D) defeated Lacy Johnson (R), Mickey Moore (Legal Marijuana Now Party), Toya Woodland (G), and Ervan Katari Miller (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar (D)
 
64.3
 
255,924
Image of Lacy Johnson
Lacy Johnson (R)  Candidate Connection
 
25.8
 
102,878
Image of Mickey Moore
Mickey Moore (Legal Marijuana Now Party)  Candidate Connection
 
9.5
37,979
Image of Toya Woodland
Toya Woodland (G) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
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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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar (D) defeated Antone Melton-Meaux (D), John Mason (D), Daniel Patrick McCarthy (D), and Les Lester (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
 
58.2
 
103,535
Image of Antone Melton-Meaux
Antone Melton-Meaux
 
38.5
 
68,524
Image of John Mason
John Mason  Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
2,721
Daniel Patrick McCarthy
 
1.1
 
1,901
Image of Les Lester
Les Lester  Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
1,267

Total votes: 177,948
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Lacy Johnson (R) defeated Danielle Stella (R) and Dalia al-Aqidi (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lacy Johnson
Lacy Johnson  Candidate Connection
 
76.6
 
9,188
Image of Danielle Stella
Danielle Stella
 
18.6
 
2,236
Image of Dalia al-Aqidi
Dalia al-Aqidi  Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
568

Total votes: 11,992
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Independence Party primary

The Independence Party primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled.

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary

Mickey Moore (Legal Marijuana Now Party) advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mickey Moore
Mickey Moore  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
940

Total votes: 940
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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 2026 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.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

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

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+32. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 32 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 5th the 13th most Democratic district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
80.0%18.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Minnesota, 2024

Minnesota presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 21 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 2024
Winning Party R R R P[6] 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 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 October 2025.

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 October 2025.

State executive officials in Minnesota, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Tim Walz
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Peggy Flanagan
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Steve Simon
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Keith Ellison

State legislature

Minnesota State Senate

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 34
     Republican Party 33
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 65
     Republican Party 67
     Other 0
     Vacancies 2
Total 134

Trifecta control

Minnesota Party Control: 1992-2025
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 25
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 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 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 S

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  6. Progressive Party


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