2026 general election
Minnesota 5th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$9.6M was spent on the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race: $9.4M raised by the campaigns, $105K of it from PACs, plus $207K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ilhan Omar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$9.6M
Raised by campaigns
$9.4M
PAC checks
$105K
Outside money
$207K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ilhan OmarDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $8.2M
- Spent
- $5.6M
- From individuals
- $7.9M
- From PACs
- $105K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $203K
- Outside money against
- $4K
Who paid: 1% of Omar's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (5%)Leadership PAC $18K (19%)Membership $8K (8%)Union $61K (63%)Super PAC $3K (3%)Party $100 (0%)Other $3K (3%)
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- National Education Association Union$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club Union$10K
- Unite Here Union$5K
- National Association of Realtors Membership$5K
- Rooted in Community Leadership PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$5K
- Jayapal Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $200K supporting
- Article III Inc. (Article III Project) · $4K attacking
- Momsrising PAC · $3K supporting
John NagelRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $1.0M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $263
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race?
- $9.6M was spent on the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race: $9.4M raised by the campaigns, $105K of it from PACs, plus $207K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ilhan Omar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race?
- Ilhan Omar (Democrat) raised $8.2M and had $203K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race?
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection ($200K), Article III Inc. (Article III Project) ($4K), Momsrising PAC ($3K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race?
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education gave $10K to Ilhan Omar; Nea Fund for Children and Public Education gave $10K to Ilhan Omar; United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club gave $10K to Ilhan Omar.