Omar Defeats Samuels In Tight Fifth District Primary Race

(Hennepin County, MN)  —  NBC News is declaring incumbent Ilhan Omar as the winner in the Fifth Congressional District DFL primary race.  The nationally-known congresswoman pulled off a narrow victory over challenger Don Samuels.  The win gives her a chance at a third term representing the typically blue district that includes Minneapolis and parts of Hennepin County.  Omar will take on Republican primary winner Cicely Davis.