Upset Brief · MN-05 · John Nagel (R) vs. Ilhan Omar (DFL), incumbent

A long shot on the math: it takes a 51.5-point national wave.

0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
164,191
net votes to find
38
days left, ballots already coming in
Where
  1. 01
    Minneapolis
    Starting line Omar +69. 5.6% split their ticket.
    +5,155
  2. 02
    St. Louis Park
    Starting line Omar +43. 10.0% split their ticket.
    +1,288
  3. 03
    Golden Valley
    Starting line Omar +41. 11.4% split their ticket.
    +764
  4. 04
    Richfield
    Starting line Omar +39. 9.5% split their ticket.
    +742
  5. 05
    Edina
    Starting line Omar +22. 18.6% split their ticket.
    +597
  6. 06
    Fridley
    Starting line Omar +20. 10.2% split their ticket.
    +555

The top 12 cities and townships carry 98% of the plan.

How
  • P
    Persuade
    11,026 voters who split their ticket in 2024 or 2022 and lean Omar today.
    +11,026
  • M
    Mobilize
    There are almost no places Nagel's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
    +0
  • C
    Consolidate
    Voters who went third party in recent races, in the towns that lean his way.
    +423

Plus a national shift of 51.5 points of margin (152,742 votes) that no campaign controls.

What has to be true
  1. Nagel wins half of the ticket splitters leaning Omar, the ceiling.
  2. Fridley, Edina's slice of the district and Crystal are the closest ground.
  3. A national wave of about 51.5 points arrives on top of a flawless campaign.
  4. Anything short of that is still a result worth building: every point gained here is a list of identified voters for the next race.
The numbers behind it
  • 01
    Crossover regression
    217 precincts, R² 0.864, 38 crossover precincts identified
  • 02
    Monte Carlo
    20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -188,003 to -117,853 votes.
  • 03
    Money, FEC report through July 22
    Nagel $46,922 cash on hand; Omar $1,347,365.
  • 04
    Call program for this list
    16,050 households, 48,151 dials, about 2,523 live conversations: an estimated $6,364 at published rates.
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Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Minnesota Secretary of State precinct returns (2022, 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.