Ilhan Omar Easily Fends Off Primary Challenge Rematch

Rep. Ilhan Omar fended off her primary challenger, Don Samuels, on Tuesday in a rematch of 2022’s race—all but ensuring that she will win reelection in November in Minnesota’s heavily Democratic 5th congressional district, which includes Minneapolis.

With more than 95 percent of the votes in, Omar was ahead with 56 percent of the vote to her opponent’s 43 percent. That margin was considerably larger than the contest two years ago, which saw Samuels, a former Minneapolis City Council member, come within 2,500 votes of victory.

Omar avoided the fate of two other progressive “Squad” members, Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York and Missouri’s Cori Bush, who each succumbed to more moderate candidates in primaries held in recent weeks.

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