Illinois's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Illinois's 5th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Mike Quigley (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Illinois's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Mike Quigley	Democratic	69.0%	37.9
2022	Mike Quigley	Democratic	69.6%	40.8
2020	Mike Quigley	Democratic	70.8%	44.1
2018	Mike Quigley	Democratic	76.7%	53.3
2016	Mike Quigley	Democratic	67.8%	40.4
2014	Mike Quigley	Democratic	63.2%	32.6
2012	Mike Quigley	Democratic	65.7%	37.2
2010	Mike Quigley	Democratic	70.6%	45.3
2009 special	Mike Quigley	Democratic	69.2%	45.1
2008	Rahm Emanuel	Democratic	73.9%	51.9
2006	Rahm Emanuel	Democratic	78.0%	56.0
2004	Rahm Emanuel	Democratic	76.2%	52.4
2002	Rahm Emanuel	Democratic	66.8%	38.0
2000	Rod Blagojevich	Democratic	87.3%	74.6
1998	Rod Blagojevich	Democratic	74.0%	47.9
1980	John G. Fary	Democratic	79.6%	59.3
1978	John G. Fary	Democratic	84.0%	68.0
1976	John G. Fary	Democratic	76.9%	53.9

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Quigley Won	DEM	251,025	68.97%
Tommy Hanson	REP	112,931	31.03%
Frank Bennett Rowder	W	9	0.00%
Total		363,965

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Quigley Won	DEM	190,999	69.57%
Tommy Hanson	REP	79,112	28.82%
Jerico Matias Cruz	IND	4,439	1.62%
Total		274,550

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Quigley Won	DEM	255,661	70.77%
Tommy Hanson	REP	96,200	26.63%
Thomas J. Wilda	GRE	9,408	2.60%
Frank Bennett Rowder	W	2	0.00%
Total		361,271

Questions and answers

Who represents Illinois's 5th congressional district?

Mike Quigley (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Illinois's 5th congressional district?

Mike Quigley won in 2024 by 37.9 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.