Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ project Ilhan Omar will win Minnesota’s Democratic primary in the state’s 5th Congressional District Tuesday, advancing to defend her seat in the general election.
Omar, a Democrat and a member of the House’s progressive “Squad,” was up against former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, who also ran for the seat in 2022’s Democratic primary.
Omar now goes on to face Republican candidate Dalia Al-Aqidi, an Iraqi American journalist who has claimed Omar is pro-Hamas.
Omar has condemned Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas, and has also criticized Hamas for its attack on Israel and for taking hostages.
Omar was removed from her post on the House Foreign Affairs Committee early in 2023. Republicans who voted for her ouster cited past antisemitic comments.
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