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2026 candidates we're tracking in MN-5
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic-Far
Incumbent
Incumbent since 2019, the first African refugee elected to Congress, and co-chair of the Medicare for All Caucus, per MyNortheaster; she carries the DFL's endorsement.
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John Nagel
Republican
Nagel is a retired Minnesota State Patrol officer with a 30-year law-enforcement career who held the rank of Field Lieutenant and worked as a safety consultant for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; since retiring in 2011 he has taught defensive driving and college courses, per the campaign site.
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DeVelle L. Jackson
Independence-A
DeVelle L. Jackson is the Independence-Alliance Party candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table. Minnesota's minor-party and petitioning candidates qualify directly for the general ballot without an August primary.
About this race
Minnesota's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.