Ilhan Omar Wins Reelection in Minnesota's Fifth District, Earns a Fifth Term
The Democratic representative held her Minneapolis seat against Republican John Nagel, with the Associated Press results feed listing the race as called and nearly every precinct reporting.
Key points
- Representative Ilhan Omar won reelection on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, earning a fifth consecutive term representing Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District.
- The Associated Press feed snapshot for the Fifth District showed Omar with 258,308 votes, with 98.16 percent of precincts reporting and an estimated 96.95 percent of the vote counted.
- The victory comes as Omar faces a federal investigation regarding allegations of immigration fraud, which she denies, according to USA Today.
Representative Ilhan Omar won reelection on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, earning a fifth consecutive term representing Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District. USA Today reported the reelection in its live results coverage, in an entry timestamped 12:13 a.m. Eastern time on November 4. The Associated Press election results feed for the district lists the race as called for Omar.
The Associated Press feed snapshot for the Fifth District showed Omar with 258,308 votes, with 98.16 percent of precincts reporting and an estimated 96.95 percent of the vote counted. Her Republican opponent was John Nagel. With nearly all precincts reporting in that snapshot, the call rested on a count that was close to complete, and Omar returns to the House for another term representing Minneapolis.
A win under a federal investigation
The victory comes as Omar faces a federal investigation regarding allegations of immigration fraud, which she denies, according to USA Today. Homeland Security agents raided her Washington area home on October 12 as part of what she has characterized as a political campaign by President Donald Trump against her. Trump has denied any prior knowledge of the search. The Justice Department has characterized it as part of a long running probe. The Justice Department has also subpoenaed some of her relatives and questioned her sister.
The allegations are stated here as allegations. No charge against Omar is reported in the source coverage of her reelection. The Orbit Post covered the October 12 search of her home in earlier reporting, and the reelection result lands less than a month after that search put her district race under a national spotlight.
What the result settles
Voters in the Fifth District had the investigation in front of them when they cast their ballots, along with Omar's denials and her account of the search. They chose to send her back to Washington for a fifth term. The race was called on a near complete count, with the Associated Press feed showing 98.16 percent of precincts reporting in its snapshot, a level of reporting that leaves little of the district's vote outstanding.
Omar's fifth term begins with the investigation unresolved in the public record carried by the sources. Her reelection is settled. The questions around the probe, the subpoenas, and the October search remain open, and they will follow a representative who has just been returned to office by the district she has represented through four previous terms.
Timeline
- Oct 12, 2026Homeland Security agents raided Omar's Washington area home as part of a federal investigation. She denied the allegations and called the search political.
- Nov 3, 2026Omar won reelection to a fifth term in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, defeating Republican John Nagel.
- Nov 4, 2026The Associated Press results feed snapshot showed Omar with 258,308 votes, with 98.16 percent of precincts reporting and the race listed as called.