Minnesota District 5

MN-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Ilhan Omar 122,640 80.7%
Julie Trang Le 10,201 6.7%
Latonya T. Reeves 9,131 6.0%
Nate Schluter 662 8.6%
Abena A. McKenzie
99% reporting

Republican Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
John Nagel 7,777 52.2%
Dalia Al-Aqidi 3,902 26.2%
Angie Windhauser 2,315 15.5%
Abbey Zieska
99% reporting

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Ilhan Omar
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+25

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $5,829,715
Cash on Hand: $1,347,365

John Nagel Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $747,046
Cash on Hand: $46,922

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 MN-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 MN-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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