{"id":2364743,"date":"2024-11-05T23:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T04:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-defeats-republican-challenger-in-safe-blue-house-race\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T23:44:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T04:44:17","slug":"ilhan-omar-defeats-republican-challenger-in-safe-blue-house-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-defeats-republican-challenger-in-safe-blue-house-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar defeats Republican challenger in safe blue House race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Filhan-omar-defeats-republican-challenger-in-safe-blue-house-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2364743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ilhan\u2063 Omar (D-MN) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-plans-to-cut-100000-names-off-state-voter-rolls-in-major-list-maintenance-effort\/\" title=\"Georgia Plans To Cut 100,000 Names Off State Voter Rolls In \u2018Major List Maintenance Effort\u2019\">successfully defeated<\/a> her Republican challenger, \u2063Dalia\u200b al-Aqidi, in a safely Democratic race for Minnesota&#8217;s 5th Congressional District. Omar secured 76.4% of the vote, while al-Aqidi received 23.6%, according \u200bto \u2064the Associated Press, \u2063which reported these results after \u200dtallying 87% of the votes. Omar&#8217;s victory was \u200canticipated; she\u200c had previously won the \u200c2022\u2064 election with\u200d 74.3% \u2063of the votes and \u2064the district has not been \u200brepresented by a Republican\u2064 since 1960. The\u2063 Cook Political Report classified the race as &#8220;solid \u2062Democrat.&#8221; Al-Aqidi, a pro-Israel Muslim immigrant from\u200c Iraq, focused\u200d her campaign on \u200cissues such as public safety, police funding, and cost of living, arguing against defunding \u200cthe police.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ilhan Omar defeats Republican challenger in safe blue House race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729795\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ilhan-omar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ilhan Omar\">Ilhan Omar<\/a> (D-MN) defeated Republican challenger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3215156\/ilhan-omar-opponent-dalia-al-aqidi-makes-final-argument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ilhan Omar\">Dalia al-Aqidi<\/a>, winning another term representing Minnesota&rsquo;s 5th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Omar claimed 76.4% of the vote compared to al-Aqidi&rsquo;s 23.6%, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, which tallied 87% of the votes before calling the race at about 11:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Omar was widely expected to win, having won the 2022 general election 74.3% to 24.5%. Minnesota&rsquo;s 5th Congressional District has not been represented by a Republican since 1960. The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> rated the race as &ldquo;solid Democrat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Al-Aqidi, a pro-Israel Muslim immigrant from Iraq, sought to focus her campaign on public safety, boosting funding for the police, and lowering the cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody with common sense would be against defunding the police,&rdquo; Al-Aqidi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3215156\/ilhan-omar-opponent-dalia-al-aqidi-makes-final-argument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re suffering from [crime] on a daily basis. If you look at downtown Minneapolis, it&rsquo;s a ghost town, and we cannot do anything about it because our police force is suffering.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Al-Aqidi ran unopposed in the August Republican primary. Both al-Aqidi and Omar touted their status as immigrants to boost their credibility among their constituents.<\/p>\n<p>Omar, one of the most visible members of the progressive House &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; has come under heavy fire for her opposition to Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al-Aqidi sought to turn Omar&rsquo;s opposition to Israel into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">central campaign issue<\/a>. She told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Omar&rsquo;s rhetoric on the Jewish state &ldquo;has turned our district to ground zero for Jew-hatred.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&rsquo;s 5th Congressional District&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-campaign-took-350k-from-us-based-company-owned-by-british-national\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Campaign Took 0K From US-Based Company Owned by British National\">largely immigrant<\/a>, Muslim base has supported Omar throughout her controversies, sending her back to Congress for her fourth term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729795\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729795\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ilhan Omar wins re-election in Minnesota&#8217;s 5th District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2364744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dalia-al-aqidi-omar.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,32321,41105,34264,5698],"class_list":["post-2364743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-election-results","tag-house-race","tag-ilhan-omar","tag-minnesota"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dalia-al-aqidi-omar.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364743"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364747,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364743\/revisions\/2364747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}