Challenge To Minnesota Rep. Omar Tops 5 Races To Watch Tuesday

1. Minnesota's 5th Congressional District — Democratic: Ilhan Omar

Some voters were troubled by Omar's comments suggesting that American support for Israel was all about money and invoking what even many Democrats said were anti-Semitic tropes. Party leaders admonished Omar and she apologized early last year.

Melton-Meaux has raised more than $4 million for his primary campaign. Omar has raised slightly more. The overwhelming majority of the money has come from outside Minnesota. Some Omar backers think many people supporting Melton-Meaux are simply trying to silence Omar by knocking her off the national political stage.

Whoever wins the Democratic primary has a very good chance of prevailing in November as well. Democrats have held the seat for more than a half century.

2. Georgia's 9th Congressional District — Republican: GOP Rep. Doug Collins

3. Georgia's 14th Congressional District — Republican: This primary runoff to replace retiring Republican Rep. Tom Graves

4. Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District — Republican: This is another open seat, left vacant by the retiring Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner.

5. Connecticut presidential primaries: Don't forget about Connecticut!

Though there's no drama about the outcome, the last presidential primaries, just days ahead of the parties' respective nominating conventions, will be held in Connecticut, which postponed its April contests because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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