Ilhan Omar
DIncumbentFEC H8MN05239
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Raised this cycle$8.2M
Cash on hand: $3.0M
2026 race
MN-05 — U.S. House
3 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Ilhan Omar.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Minnesota Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$11M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
John Nagel
RChallengerFEC H6MN05357
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Raised this cycle$1.1M
Cash on hand: $103K
DeVelle L. Jackson
IChallengerFEC H6MN05373
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
3 defeated candidates — show
Dalia Al-Aqidi
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H0MN05251
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Raised this cycle$1.2M
Cash on hand: $14K
Latonya Reeves
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6MN05365
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Raised this cycle$42K
Cash on hand: $2K
Julie Le
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6MN05399
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Raised this cycle$4K
Cash on hand: $4K
Local signal
Early read on MN-05 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Ilhan Omarleans negative
4 pos72 neutral86 neg162 articles
John Nagelmixed
0 pos4 neutral0 neg4 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$11M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$11M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$4K
$4K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ilhan Omar(D)incumbent + WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $4K + TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND $48 + THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC $38 | $8.2M | $4K | — | $8.3M |
John Nagel(R) | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M |
DeVelle L. Jackson(I) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
3 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dalia Al-Aqidi(R)defeated | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
Latonya Reeves(D)defeated | $42K | — | — | $42K |
Julie Le(D)defeated | $4K | — | — | $4K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside MN versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Ilhan Omar(D)9% in-state · $2.0M itemized
$172K in-state$1.8M out-of-state
John Nagel(R)6% in-state · $195K itemized
$11K in-state$184K out-of-state
3 defeated candidates — show
Dalia Al-Aqidi(R)defeated17% in-state · $284K itemized
$48K in-state$236K out-of-state
Latonya Reeves(D)defeated95% in-state · $30K itemized
$29K in-state$2K out-of-state
Julie Le(D)defeated56% in-state · $2K itemized
$1K in-state$1K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Omar | Nagel | Jackson | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | |||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | |||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | |||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | |||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should spend more on the military. | — | |||
Immigration People who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children should have a path to citizenship. | — | |||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | |||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
John Nagel
- Rep. Ilhan Omar cruises back to Congress despite immigration fraud probe threatening to deport herNew York PostNov 4
- Ilhan Omar slams ‘ludicrous’ federal investigation in new fundraising pitch: ‘We have an obligation to fight back’New York PostOct 14
- Omar's new legislation targeting ICE sparks outrage when the internet sees what's in it: 'Un-American'Fox NewsSep 21
- November races taking shape in Minnesota's 8 congressional districtsThe Forum (Fargo)Aug 12
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.