Incumbent Ilhan Omar (D) defeated four other candidates in the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District on Aug. 11. In addition to Omar, Julie Le (D) and Latonya Reeves (D) led in media attention.
Major race forecasters rated the general election Solid/Safe Democratic. Before the election, the Cook Political Report wrote, "Progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar remains a top target of the pro-Israel lobby. But after a close call in 2022, when former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels came just two points away from beating her in the primary, she put together a stronger campaign operation and won her 2024 rematch against Samuels by double digits."
Omar was a member of a progressive group of lawmakers commonly referred to as the Squad. According to the New York Times, Le, a former federal prosecutor, said she would be a more moderate lawmaker than Omar. Le's campaign website called for comprehensive immigration reform, while Omar had called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On ICE, Reeves' campaign website said, "We must work to hold federal agents accountable, and trim their budget back to previous levels."
