# 2026 U.S. House election in Minnesota's district 5 — what pundits predicted

House · Election Day 2026-11-03 · called.

## The ballot

- DeVelle Jackson (Independent)
- **Ilhan Omar (Democratic, incumbent) — won**
- John Nagel (Republican)

Result: Ilhan Omar by — (general); held by the Democratic party going in. Source: wikipedia-2026.

## What the field called

- Ilhan Omar: 2 picks (won)

## Every claim about this race (2)

- **Will Kaback** — Ilhan Omar wins MN-05 House seat (2026) (Race Winners, Oct 14, 2026) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0e4bd8c-909b-44b4-b1cb-1abd79c871b1)
- **Will Kaback** — Ilhan Omar wins MN-05 House seat (2026) (Race Winners, Oct 14, 2026) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/acdd587c-9769-4b12-ac39-54aa3b08b289)