Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (R-Minn.) won the primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday night.
Omar received 67,524 votes, or 56.2 percent of the vote, but former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels Received According to the Associated Press, he received 51,581 votes, or 42.9 percent of the vote.
The other candidate, Abena McKenzie, received 456 votes, or 0.4 percent of the vote, while her opponent, Nate Schluter, received 567 votes, or 0.5 percent of the vote.
The Associated Press reported the race at 10:39 p.m.
Omar’s victory came after two other members of the Squad, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-New York), lost their primary elections.
The Minnesota congresswoman narrowly defeated Samuels in the last election, losing by just over 2 percentage points to Omar’s 48.2% vote, compared with 50.3%.
A July poll by Lake Research Partners showed Omar holding a “considerable lead” of 27 points over Samuels; receive He has 60 percent support, with Samuels leading with 33 percent. NewsweekThe poll was conducted on behalf of Omar’s campaign.
Another poll conducted in February by Victoria Research & Consulting on behalf of Samuels’ campaign found Omar with 49 percent of the vote, compared with Samuels’ 30 percent, according to the outlet.
Omar has faced criticism over her anti-Israel views. She, along with fellow Squad members Bowman and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), face a class-action lawsuit accusing them of “inciting and encouraging” the anti-Israel protests and campouts that erupted at Columbia University in the spring.
The congressman also supports withholding artillery and other weapons supplies to Israel.
In February 2023, Omar was removed from her position on the Foreign Relations Committee due to past derogatory comments she made about Jewish people.
Omar will face Republican candidate Dalia al-Aqidi in November.
