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Omar Among Winners in Tuesday US Primaries

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   U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar won herDemocraticprimary election
   Tuesday, defeating a well-funded challenger.

   Voters in Minnesota'sfifth congressional district backed Omar with
   about 58% of the vote compared to 39% forAntoneMelton-Meaux.

   Omar represents a solidly liberal district and is likely to win another
   term in Congress in the November general election.

   In another Minnesota race, Republican Michelle Fischbach won her party
   primary and will face incumbent Democratic Congressman Collin Peterson
   in a race Republicans are targeting as a chance to flip a Democratic
   seat to their party. Voters in the district supported President Donald
   Trump by a 30-point margin in 2016, but Peterson is one of the most
   conservative Democrats in Congress and was first elected to represent
   the district in 1990.

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