Rep. Ilhan Omar has won her congressional primary in Minnesota, The Associated Press reported Tuesday night.
Omar’s victory follows the defeats of two of her teammates in their primaries – Cori Bush of Missouri and Jamaal Bowman of New York.
Omar was expected to win her district despite a challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels.
Bush lost his primary earlier this month to St. Louis County District Attorney Wesley Bell. He has received more than $8 million in support from the United Democracy Project, a pro-Israel movement.
Bowman lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer in June. According to AdImpact, the race was the most expensive primary in House history, with most of the funding coming from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) United Democracy Project PAC in support of Latimer. Latimer was recruited to run by AIPAC.
– Tal Axelrod, Brittany Shephard and Oren Oppenheim of ABC News
