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2018 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2018 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ilhan Omar won the 2018 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Ilhan Omar received 267,703 popular votes (77.97%). The main challenger was Jennifer Zielinski (21.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Omar and Zielinski

Omar +56.3 pts · won by 193,263 votes
Ilhan OmarDemocraticWINNER77.97%
267,703 votes
Jennifer ZielinskiRepublican21.68%
74,440 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.