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She was reelected to a fourth term with 75.3% of the vote.
The reported 2024 general-election share is too high. Minnesota election results show Omar won 74.37% of the vote, not 75.3%.
Full reasoning
Minnesota Historical Election Archive, which cites the Minnesota Secretary of State's state canvassing materials, lists the 2024 general-election result in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District as 261,066 votes (74.37%) for Ilhan Omar. Rounded to one decimal place, that is 74.4%, not 75.3%.
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- Search | Minnesota Historical Election Archive
11/05/2024 | U.S. House, District 05 | General | Ilhan Omar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 261,066 votes (74.37%) and a winning margin of +49.81.
against Don Samuels, whom she defeated in the 2022 primary, Tim Peterson, and Sarah Gad.
This names the wrong 2024 primary opponents. Official Minnesota results show Omar’s other August 13, 2024 Democratic primary opponents were Nate Schluter and Abena A. McKenzie, not Tim Peterson and Sarah Gad.
Full reasoning
The official 2024 Democratic primary results for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District list Don Samuels, Nate Schluter, and Abena A. McKenzie as the other candidates on the ballot against Ilhan Omar. Tim Peterson and Sarah Gad were not the opponents listed in the certified August 13, 2024 primary result.
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- U.S. House, District 05, 2024 | Minnesota Historical Election Archive
Candidate | Votes | Percent ... Ilhan Omar 67,926 (56.23%); Don Samuels 51,839 (42.91%); Nate Schluter 575 (0.48%); Abena A. McKenzie 461 (0.38%). Source: Report of the State Canvassing Board, State Primary, Office of Secretary of State, State of Minnesota, August 13, 2024.
On June 4, 2026, Omar was the only Democrat to vote against the H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act, which authorized funding for military aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.
This reverses Omar’s recorded vote. The House Clerk’s roll call for H.R. 2913 shows Omar voted Yea, not against the bill.
Full reasoning
The official House Clerk roll call for the June 4, 2026 vote on H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, lists Omar | Democratic | MN | Yea. Congress.gov also identifies H.R. 2913 as the Ukraine Support Act. So the article is incorrect to say Omar voted against it, let alone that she was the only Democrat to do so.
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- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Omar | Omar | Democratic | MN | Yea
- Text - H.R.2913 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Ukraine Support Act | Congress.gov
H.R.2913 - Ukraine Support Act ... Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] ... To authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.