Incumbent GOP Rep. Pete Stauber wins Minnesota Congressional District 8 primary
Pete Stauber, a former police officer and incumbent Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeated a Republican challenger on Tuesday night, advancing to November’s general election and set to face off against the winner of Tuesday night’s Minnesota 8th District Democratic Primary. Stauber, who has served in the House since January 2019, is […]
Omar breaks ‘Squad’ losing streak with primary victory
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, helping her avoid the recent fate of other “Squad” members in Congress. The race sees another member of the so-called “Squad” facing off against a primary challenger — Don Samuels, Abena McKenzie and Nate Schluter — seeking to make Omar the […]
Trump-backed House incumbent wins primary in formerly deep-blue House district
Rep. Michelle Fischbach defeated Steve Boyd in the Republican primary for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, advancing to the general election to face Democratic challenger A. John Peters. Fischbach, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and the Republican standard-bearer, has a strong conservative record in the heavily Republican Minnesota district, despite being […]
Squad Member Ilhan Omar Wins Reelection in Primary Race
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 […]
Econ professor advances past Dem primary to face GOP opponent in MN 8th House district
Jen Schultz won the Minnesota 8th District Democratic Primary on Tuesday night, defeating Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate John Manter. She will advance to the general election to face off against Republican incumbent Rep. Pete Stauber. The Cook Political Report ranks the 8th District as “solidly” Republican territory. Munter of Worba was a native of Albion, New […]
Ilhan Omar Wins Against Moderate Challenger In Key Primary
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar won the primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating former Minneapolis City Councilman and School Board member Don Samuels, according to the Associated Press. Omar, who narrowly defeated Samuels in 2022, won with 56.2% of the vote compared to her opponent’s 42.9%. According to Omar is the third member […]
Cooke wins Wisconsin Democratic primary to take on Van Orden
Business owner Rebecca Cook has won the Wisconsin Democratic primary for Rep. Derrick Van Alden’s (R-Wis.) first-time House seat, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ. Cook has the support of moderates, including members of Congress.Jared Golden(Democrat, Maine)Blue Dog PACdefeated Wisconsin Representative Katrina Shankland (Democrat) in the 3rd Congressional District. Shankland had the backing of […]
Tony Wied wins Republican primary for seat recently vacated by Rep. Mike Gallagher
Tony Weed won the Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Former Rep. Mike Gallagher abruptly resigned from Congress in April after representing the district from 2017 to 2024, sparking a sudden primary election to choose his successor. After Gallagher announced his resignation, former President Trump nominated Republican Tony Weed, a businessman and self-described “political […]
Kyle Kilbourn wins Democratic primary battle for Wisconsin House seat
Kyle Kilburn won the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, setting the stage for a race against incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany. Two Democratic candidates competed for the party’s nomination in the primary election. Air Force veteran and Congressional candidate Elsa Duranso is a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate who works in local community partnerships […]
‘Squad’ member Ilhan Omar cruises to primary victory over more moderate opponent
Ilhan Omar, a member of the far-left “Squad,” easily defeated more moderate Democratic candidate Don Samuels in Tuesday night’s Minnesota primary. Omar won an overwhelming 56.2% of the vote to Samuels’ 42.9%, with 95% of the votes counted. Omar’s victory came as two members of the Democratic Party’s left-wing faction were elected. “Squad” He lost […]