The nation’s first Somali-American legislator, Ilhan Omar (D), won the Minnesota Democratic primary on Tuesday night.
The Associated Press called the race for Omar with 93 percent of precincts reporting. She won 48 percent of the vote.
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Omar and Michigan Democratic nominee Rashida Tlaib are aiming to become the first Muslim women to serve in Congress.
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party had endorsed Omar’s candidacy.
Omar beat out five other Democratic contenders for the seat in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, which is being vacated by Rep. Keith EllisonKeith Maurice EllisonThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what ‘policing’ means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight Officer charged in Floyd’s death considered guilty plea before talks fell apart: report Minnesota AG Keith Ellison says racism is a bigger problem than police behavior; 21 states see uptick in cases amid efforts to reopen MORE (D-Minn.), who won his Democratic primary for Minnesota attorney general.
She will go head-to-head with Republican nominee Jennifer Zielinski in November.
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