Mike Quigley

In the 2024 House race for IL-5, Mike Quigley (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Tommy Hanson (R) who received 31.0%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Mike Quigley's 37.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Mike Quigley benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2022 House race for IL-5, Mike Quigley (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Tommy Hanson (R) who received 28.8%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Mike Quigley's 40.7-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Mike Quigley benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Mike Quigley won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2020 House race for IL-5, Mike Quigley (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Tommy Hanson (R) who received 26.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Mike Quigley's 44.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2018 House race for IL-05, Mike Quigley (D) defeated Tom Hanson (R) 76.7% to 23.3%. Mike Quigley received 213,992 votes compared to 65,134 for Tom Hanson, a dominant 53.3-point margin reflecting a safely partisan district.

As the incumbent, Mike Quigley benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Mike Quigley benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2016 House race for IL-05, Mike Quigley (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Vince Kolber (R) who received 27.5%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Mike Quigley's 40.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Mike Quigley benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for IL-05, Mike Quigley (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Vince Kolber (R) who received 30.6%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Mike Quigley's 32.6-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Mike Quigley benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Mike Quigley won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).

In the 2012 House race for IL-05, Mike Quigley (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Schmitt (R) who received 28.6%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Mike Quigley's 37.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.