Jamal Abdulahi

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Jamal Abdulahi

Democratic Party

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Last election

August 14, 2018

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Jamal Abdulahi (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Ilhan Omar defeated Jennifer Zielinski in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar (D)	78.0	267,703
		Jennifer Zielinski (R)	21.7	74,440
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,215

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 343,358 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar	48.2	65,237
		Margaret Kelliher	30.4	41,156
		Patricia Torres Ray	13.0	17,629
		Jamal Abdulahi	3.7	4,984
		Bobby Joe Champion	2.8	3,831
		Frank Nelson Drake	1.8	2,480

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 135,317
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Julie Sabo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Jennifer Zielinski defeated Christopher Chamberlin and Bob Carney Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Zielinski	56.5	8,680
		Christopher Chamberlin	32.5	4,999
		Bob Carney Jr.	11.0	1,688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,367
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See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
• Minnesota's 5th Congressional District

Footnotes

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Dean Phillips (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)