A member of the progressive “Squad” in the U.S. House nearly lost her seat Tuesday to a pro-police Democrat in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was first elected in 2018 and has become nationally recognized as one of most left-wing Democratic lawmakers, won her primary election Tuesday against moderate Democrat Don Samuels, but only by a few points.
Mr. Samuels conceded to Ms. Omar late Tuesday, when Ms. Omar was ahead by just 2.5 percentage points, with 86% of the vote counted.
The results were far closer than analysts had predicted and come after Mr.