Minnesota's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Ilhan Omar (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Minnesota's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Ilhan Omar	Democratic	74.4%	49.8
2022	Ilhan Omar	Democratic	74.3%	49.8
2020	Ilhan Omar	Democratic	64.3%	38.4
2018	Ilhan Omar	Democratic	78.0%	56.3
2016	Keith Ellison	Democratic	69.1%	46.8
2014	Keith Ellison	Democratic	70.8%	46.8
2012	Keith Ellison	Democratic	74.5%	49.3
2010	Keith Ellison	Democratic	67.7%	43.6
2008	Keith Ellison	Democratic	70.9%	48.9
2006	Keith Ellison	Democratic	55.6%	34.2
2004	Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	69.7%	45.2
2002	Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	67.0%	41.1
2000	Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	69.2%	46.4
1998	Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	66.9%	39.3
1980	Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	70.1%	43.4
1978	Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	62.3%	24.7
1976	Donald M. Fraser	Democratic	70.7%	44.7

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ilhan Omar Won	DEM	261,066	74.37%
Dalia Al-Aqidi	REP	86,213	24.56%
Write-in	—	3,768	1.07%
Total		351,047

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ilhan Omar Won	DEM	214,224	74.33%
Cicely Davis	REP	70,702	24.53%
Write-in	—	3,280	1.14%
Total		288,206

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ilhan Omar Won	DEM	255,924	64.27%
Lacy Johnson	REP	102,878	25.83%
Michael Moore	LMN	37,979	9.54%
Write-in	—	1,448	0.36%
Total		398,229

Questions and answers

Who represents Minnesota's 5th congressional district?

Ilhan Omar (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Minnesota's 5th congressional district?

Ilhan Omar won in 2024 by 49.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.