She had the incumbent advantage and was predicted to retain her seat based on recent polling. Now, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has won her primary in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. 

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has won the primary for the Democratic nomination for her seat representing Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, almost certainly giving her two more years in the House, Decision Desk HQ projects. 

Omar fended off a challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, who nearly upset her two years ago in a primary. In 2022, she won by less than 2,500 votes in a race where more than 110,000 total votes were cast. 

Though the initial vote tallies came in notably slower in MN-05 than other congressional districts, as of this writing, with 99 percent of the votes counted, Omar has secured a 13.3-point victory over Samuels, with a 16,000 vote differential. 

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Omar will now face Republican challenger Dalia Al-Aqidi in November, but with a D+30 district, she should win handily. Unlike fellow "Squad" members Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-MO), it appears Omar will be returning to Washington, D.C. for the 119th Congress. 

3rd term #MN05 Congresswoman Ilhan Omar won her DFL primary tonight per AP over challenger Don Samuels, former Minneapolis City Council member whom she also defeated in 2022.She'll face Republican Dalia Al-Aqidi in the heavily Democratic Minneapolis district in the fall election. pic.twitter.com/UjV3J8hA2z

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