Why AP called Minnesota’s 5th District primary for Rep. Ilhan Omar over Don Samuels
Associated PressFollow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels in a rematch of the party’s 2022 primary. Here’s a look at how the AP determined the winner: U.S. House, Minnesota’s 5th District CANDIDATES: Omar, Samuels, Abena McKenzie, Nate Schluter WINNER: Omar CALLED AT: 10:40 p.m. A week after public prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, the second Squad member to lose their primary this year, Omar faced a rematch against Samuels. But unlike Bush and New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, whose opponents benefited from spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s super PAC on their behalf, Omar had a spending advantage in her race.
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