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Illinois's 5th U.S. House District

Illinois · Next election 2026 · 3 active candidates · $726K raisedFederal
About This Office

U.S. House seat for Illinois's 5th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Salary
$174,000
Current Officeholders
Rep. Mike Quigley
Rep. Mike QuigleyD
U.S. Representative · IL-005
Tenure
17y
Bills Spon.
13
Votes Missed
4.34%
Cross-party
55
Committees
Ranking Memberon Intelligence Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee
Appropriations Committee
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
+4 more
The 2026 Race

9 candidates filed, 3 active for the 2026 House election in Illinois District 5. Party primary on Mar 17, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary
Mar 17, 2026
General
Nov 3, 2026
Total Raised
$726K
Candidates
3 active / 9 filed
Incumbent
Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)D
Cash on Hand
$1.2M
Election History
YearWinnerResultRunner-UpTotal Votes
2024Mike Quigley D69.0%Tommy Hanson R 31.0%363,956
2022Mike Quigley D69.6%Tommy Hanson R 28.8%274,550
2020Mike Quigley D70.8%Tommy Hanson R 26.6%361,271
2018Mike Quigley D76.7%Tom Hanson R 23.3%279,126
2016Mike Quigley D67.8%Vince Kolber R 27.5%313,721
2014Mike Quigley D63.2%Vince Kolber R 30.6%184,019
2012Mike Quigley D65.7%Dan Schmitt R 28.6%270,377
2010Mike Quigley D70.6%David Ratowitz R 25.4%153,435
2008Rahm Emanuel D73.9%Tom Hanson R 22.0%230,892
2006Rahm Emanuel D78.0%Kevin Edward White R 22.0%146,569
2004Rahm Emanuel D76.2%Bruce Best R 23.8%207,930
2002Rahm Emanuel D66.8%Mark A Augusti R 28.9%159,435
2000Rod R Blagojevich D87.3%Matt Beauchamp L 12.7%162,889
1998Rod R Blagojevich D74.0%Alan Spitz R 26.0%129,425
1996Rod R Blagojevich D64.1%Michael Patrick Flanagan R 35.9%183,312
District
Population
751,305
Median HH Income
$114K
Unemployment
4.0%
Bachelor's+
66.1%
Veterans
2.7%
Median Age
37.6
Mean HH Income
$167K
Poverty Rate
7.1%
HS or Higher
95.7%
Median Home Value
$454K
Median Rent
$1,779/mo
Owner-Occupied
59.6%
Under 18 / 65+
18.9% / 15.8%