2009 Illinois's 5th congressional district special election

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2009 Illinois's 5th congressional district special election
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Illinois's 5th congressional district
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GOP
GPUS
Nominee Mike Quigley Rosanna PulidoMatt Reichel
Party Democratic Republican Green
Popular vote30,56110,6622,911
Percentage69.2%24.2%6.6%
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U.S. Representative before election

Rahm Emanuel
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Quigley
Democratic

A special election was held in Illinois's 5th congressional district in 2009 to fill the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel. On April 7, Democratic nominee Michael Quigley defeated Republican nominee Rosanna Pulido and Green nominee Matt Reichel. Quigley was sworn in on April 21 and served out the congressional term.

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Emanuel officially resigned from the House of Representatives, effective January 2, in a letter to his constituents and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. [1] Emanuel was named White House Chief of Staff by incoming President-elect Barack Obama. Emanuel was first elected to Congress from Illinois's 5th congressional district in 2002. His resignation followed being re-elected to a fourth term.

The governor's office announced that a special primary election would be held on March 3 and special general election would be held on April 7. [2] State law requires the governor to set a date for a congressional special election within five days of a vacancy being created. State law mandates that a general election must be held within 115 days of the vacancy. [3] In an effort to cut costs and help save money, the date of the special general election coincided with municipal elections scheduled in Chicago, Cook County, and surrounding metropolitan areas. [4]

There were 24 candidates representing three political parties in the March 3 special primary election. The Democrats had 13 candidates; the Republicans had six candidates; and the Greens had five candidates.

Quigley, a 50-year-old Cook County commissioner, won the Democratic Party's primary with 22% of the vote. He defeated a strong field of Democrats, including state representatives John Fritchey (District 11) and Sara Feigenholtz (District 12), physician Victor Forys, and Chicago City Council alderman Patrick J. O'Connor (40th Ward).

Pulido, a Mexican-American and director of the Illinois Minuteman Project, won the Republican Party's primary with 25% of the vote. She defeated a handful of local businessmen, including Tom Hanson, David Anderson, Gregory Bedell, Daniel S. Kay, and Jon Stewart.

Reichel, a 27-year-old activist and political operative, won the Green Party's primary with 34% of the vote. He defeated four other candidates for the party's nomination. Reichel's margin of victory over fellow Green Party nominee Deb Gordils was extremely small—only 11 votes. Reichel won with 166 compared to Gordils' 155.

Nearly a month after the primaries, the three candidates took part in the April 7 special general election. Democratic Party candidate Michael Quigley defeated Republican Party candidate Rosanna Pulido and Green Party candidate Matt Reichel. Quigley won with 30,561 votes (69.2%); Pulido had 10,662 (24.2%) and Reichel had 2,911 (6.6%). [5]

The election did not receive a great deal of coverage, due to the district's heavy Democratic lean. The Republican Party did not put up a top-tier candidate, acknowledging that they were not even focusing on the race [6] This is highlighted in the fact that the Republican nominee was the founder of an anti-illegal-immigration group, running in a district that is one-quarter Hispanic. [6] The real fight was for the Democratic nomination, which would almost assure being elected to Congress. In fact, over 12,000 more votes were cast in the Democratic Primary than there were in the general election.

Results

General election

Illinois's 5th Congressional District Special Election, 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mike Quigley 30,561 69.2%
Republican Rosanna Pulido10,66224.2%
Green Matt Reichel2,9116.6%
Turnout 44,134
Majority19,89945.1%
Democratic hold Swing

Primary elections

Democratic Party primary

Democratic Primary, Illinois's 5th Congressional District Election, 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mike Quigley 12,100 22%
Democratic John Fritchey 9,81318%
Democratic Sara Feigenholtz 9,16617%
Democratic Victor Forys6,41512%
Democratic Patrick J. O'Connor 6,37112%
Democratic Charles Wheelan 3,6727%
Democratic Tom Geoghegan 3,3366%
Democratic Paul Bryar1,1112%
Democratic Jan Donatelli8902%
Democratic Frank Annunzio7501%
Democratic Cary Capparelli7131%
Democratic Carlos Monteagudo5191%
Majority

Republican Party primary

Republican Primary, Illinois's 5th Congressional District Election, 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rosanna Pulido 1,001 25%
Republican Tom Hanson85521%
Republican David Anderson71118%
Republican Gregory Bedell66317%
Republican Daniel Kay37910%
Republican Jon Stewart3689%
Majority

Green Party primary

Green Primary, Illinois's 5th Congressional District Election, 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Matt Reichel 166 34%
Green Deb Gordils15532%
Green Mark Fredrickson7114%
Green Alan Augustson6213%
Green Simon Ribeiro378%
Majority

Candidates

Democratic Party candidates

Republican Party candidates

Green Party candidates

Other candidates

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