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Sarah Gad
Sarah Gad (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for 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 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |
| Abena McKenzie | 0.4 | 461 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 |
| Total votes: 3,380 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gad in this election.
2020
See also: Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Incumbent Bobby Rush defeated Philanise White and Ruth Pellegrini in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bobby Rush (D) | 73.8 | 239,943 |
 | Philanise White (R) | 26.2 | 85,027 | |
 | Ruth Pellegrini (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 153 | |
| Total votes: 325,123 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Incumbent Bobby Rush defeated Sarah Gad, Robert Emmons Jr., and Ameena Nuur Matthews in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bobby Rush | 71.5 | 94,863 |
 | Sarah Gad | 10.4 | 13,783 | |
 | Robert Emmons Jr. | 10.3 | 13,628 | |
| Ameena Nuur Matthews | 7.8 | 10,409 | ||
| Total votes: 132,683 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Palmer (D)
- Darnell Leatherwood (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Philanise White advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Philanise White | 100.0 | 10,134 |
| Total votes: 10,134 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R)
- John Wassenaar (R)
- Lynn Franco (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sarah Gad did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sarah Gad did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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