Minnesota's 5th District: 2026 result
Called · unofficial countOmar (D) 76.5%, Nagel (R) 16.2%.
Ilhan Omar (Democratic) won Minnesota's 5th District in the 3 November 2026 election, with 76.5% of the vote to Joe Nagel's 16.2%, a margin of 60.3 points (206,937 votes). The seat stays Democratic. Count as of November 10 at 7:43 PM EST, not yet certified.
What stands out in MN-5
from the count and past results- In 2024 the district went D+49.8 (Omar 74.4%, Al-Aqidi 24.6%); in 2026 it went D+60.3, a 10.4-point swing toward Democrats.
- DeVelle L. Jackson (independent) took 7.0% of the vote.
- One of the widest margins of 2026: Omar finished 60.3 points ahead of Nagel.
- Cook Partisan Voting Index for the district, on its 2026 lines: D+32.
- Democratic hold: the incumbent, Ilhan Omar, was re-elected.
- 343,508 votes are counted so far, against 351,047 in 2024.
Minnesota's 5th District: candidates and votes
Called · unofficial countGeneral election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 10 at 7:43 PM EST
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilhan Omar · incumbent | Democratic | 262,702 | 76.5 |
| Joe Nagel | Republican | 55,765 | 16.2 |
| DeVelle L. Jackson | Independent | 24,110 | 7.0 |
| Write-ins | Write-in | 931 | 0.3 |
| Total | 343,508 | 100.0 |
Democratic (DFL) hold.
MN-5 in 2024
same district linesHouse election, 5 November 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | 261,066 | 74.4 |
| Dalia Al-Aqidi | Republican | 86,213 | 24.6 |
| Write-ins | Other | 3,768 | 1.1 |
| Total | 351,047 | 100.0 |
2024 presidential vote in the district: Harris 79.0%, Trump 18.0%.
Related races
- Minnesota: every 2026 House district, the delegation before and after
- Other districts in Minnesota: MN-1, MN-2, MN-3, MN-4, MN-6, MN-7, MN-8
- Minnesota Senate race · Peggy Flanagan (D)
- Minnesota governor's race · Amy Klobuchar (D)
- Closest House races: MN-1 (0.1), NC-5 (0.1), NC-3 (0.1), TN-4 (0.2), FL-27 (0.4)
- House results 2026: every race
Sources
- Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota (revision 1384953281, November 10 at 7:43 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
- Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (revision 1385103391). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
- 2024 comparison: the 2024 House result from Wikipedia's 2024 House election articles; the 2024 presidential vote in the district from the district's own Wikipedia article.
- Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.