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Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Minnesota's 5th Congressional District |
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| 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. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
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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. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5
Incumbent Ilhan Omar, Latonya Reeves, John Nagel, and Dalia al-Aqidi are running in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Ilhan Omar (D) | ||
Latonya Reeves (D) ![]() | ||
| John Nagel (R) | ||
| Dalia al-Aqidi (R) | ||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Latonya Reeves is a career probation officer in the Adult Probation Supervision Services Division and the President of the American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 5 Local 552 Probation and Parole Bargaining Unit. She was appointed in 2023 to serve on the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission by Governor Tim Walz, and is the incoming president for 2026 of the Minnesota Corrections Association. Latonya has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology of Law, Criminology and Deviance from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Science degree in Public Service Leadership in Criminal Justice and is working to obtain her PhD in criminal justice. She enjoys working on policy that is impactful in community. She is a 2023-2024 Hubert H. Humphrey Policy Fellow and serves as a member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) where she the pleasure of working with candidates and members from across the country who uphold democratic values that support communities. Latonya was the recipient of the Rick Scott Political Activism Award in 2019 from the MN AFL-CIO/AFSMCE Council 5 and serves as Chair of the Minneapolis Community Commission on Police Oversight. She is passionate about legislative work to implement change in her community and building on the practices of racial disparity reduction and best practices in criminal justice."
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Minnesota
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Latonya Reeves (D)
I believe in a democracy that works for everyone-not just the wealthy and well-connected. That means protecting voting rights, expanding access to the ballot box and fighting for transparency and accountability at every level of government. It means standing up for working families, advocating for fair wages, healthcare, education, and ensuring that every voice is heard and respected. I'm committed to building a government that reflects the people it serves, through grassroots organizing, bold policy, and unwavering democratic leadership. True democracy means every voice counts--especially those that have been silenced or ignored too long.
I'm committed to breaking down the barriers that prevent marginalized communities from fully participating in our political system. We cannot continue to ask for their votes without hearing what affects them. We must bring people in and work together to address community issues. I am dedicated to the process and want to be a candidate for all, not just a few. Personal agendas have no place in public service. We elect people to serve for us, not for themselves. I am committed to being the change that we need in Minnesota. I was born and raised in Minnesota and have seem too many times the challenges that are associated with not listening to community.
Latonya Reeves (D)
Ensuring Access to Affordable Housing & Home Ownership Opportunities Expanding Affordable Health Care Access Pushing Back Rollbacks to Women’s Rights & Reproductive Freedom Prioritizing Public Safety & Justice Tackling Gun Violence Pursuing Accountability for Fraud & Corruption Strengthening National Security and Re-Committing to Democracy Creating Pathways to Legal Immigration and Protecting Immigrants Protecting Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality and Transgender Rights Acting to Halt Climate Change and Protecting the Environment Ensuring Quality Educational Opportunities for Our Children Supporting Veterans & Military Families
Standing Up for SeniorsLatonya Reeves (D)
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Latonya Reeves (D)
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| 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 | $482,177 | $505,586 | $15,510 | As of September 30, 2025 |
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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." |
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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 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/23/2025 | 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| 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. | |||||||||
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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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
- Sarah Gad (D)
- Tim Peterson (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Dalia al-Aqidi ![]() | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Ilhan Omar (D) | 74.3 | 214,224 |
| | Cicely Davis (R) ![]() | 24.5 | 70,702 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1% | 3,280 | ||
| Total votes: 288,206 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mickey Moore (Legal Marijuana Now Party)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | |
| Total votes: 114,567 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Khanh Tran (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Cicely Davis ![]() | 48.0 | 4,765 |
| | Royce White ![]() | 37.2 | 3,689 | |
| Guy Gaskin | 14.9 | 1,476 | ||
| Total votes: 9,930 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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)
- Lucia Vogel (R)
- Alley Waterbury (R)
- Brent Whaley (R)
Independence Party primary
The Independence Party primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled.
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary
Legal Marijuana Now primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mickey Moore ![]() | 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.

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.
| Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Minnesota's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Minnesota | |||
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| 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.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Minnesota State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 33 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 67 | |
Minnesota House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 67 | |
| Republican Party | 67 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| 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 |
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| 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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Progressive Party
