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Dozens of races for Minnesota House and Senate seats will be decided in the upcoming primary election on Aug. 9. Many legislative districts historically favor one party or the other, giving the winners of the primary a near shoo-in in November. 

MPR News host Tom Weber is exploring two of these contested primaries.

This week, he spoke with the three DFL candidates running in Minneapolis for House District 60b. That's where long-time Rep. Phyllis Kahn faces two opponents, Ilhan Omar and Mohamud Noor. 

Rep. Kahn to face 2 challengers in August primary

Omar is a former policy aide for Minneapolis City Council member Andrew Johnson; she works with the Women Organizing Women network.

Noor is a former Minneapolis School Board member. In 2013, he won the seat that became vacant after board member Hussein Samatar died.

District 60b includes several neighborhoods in Minneapolis, including Cedar-Riverside, the University of Minnesota campus, Prospect Park, Marcy Holmes, St. Anthony Main, Nicollet Island and part of Seward.

To listen to the interviews with Kahn, Omar and Noor, use the audio players above.

 at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School on Monday, Aug. 1.

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Hear from the three DFL candidates running to represent House District 60b in Minneapolis. Long-time State Rep. Phyllis Kahn faces two opponents, Ilhan Omar and Mohamud Noor.

There are dozens of contested primaries in races for state House and Senate across the state. We can't cover every single contested primar so we picked two. This week, we'll air interviews with three candidates running in Minneapolis for House District 60B. That's where long-time DFL representative Phyllis Kahn faces two opponents, Ilhan Omar and Mohamud Noor. MPR News host Tom Weber spoke with Mohamud Noor, a former Minneapolis School Board member. 7/26/16

The race for House 60B: Mohamud Noor

There are dozens of contested primaries in races for state House and Senate seats. We can't cover all of them, so we picked two. This week, we'll air interviews with three candidates running in Minneapolis for House District 60B. That's where long-time DFL representative Phyllis Kahn faces two opponents, Ilhan Omar and Mohamud Noor. Tom Weber spoke with Ilhan Omar. 7/27/16

The race for House 60B: Ilhan Omar

There are dozens of contested primaries in races for state House and Senate across the state. We can't cover every single contested primar so we picked two. This week, we'll air interviews with three candidates running in Minneapolis for House District 60B. That's where long-time DFL representative Phyllis Kahn faces two opponents, Ilhan Omar and Mohamud Noor. MPR News host Tom Weber spoke with Phyllis Kahn, the incumbent candidate. 7/28/16

The race for House 60B: Phyllis Kahn

Mohamud Noor, Ilhan Omar and Phyllis Kahn

Three DFLers vie for 60b House seat in Minneapolis

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