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2026 candidates we're tracking in IL-5
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Mike Quigley
Democratic
Incumbent
Quigley has represented Illinois' 5th Congressional District in Congress since 2009, after serving as a Cook County Commissioner and an aide to a Chicago alderman, per the campaign site. He has spent more than thirty years in public service focused on government reform, per the campaign site.
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Tommy Hanson
Republican
Hanson has worked in media, including at the Chicago Tribune and U.S. News & World Report, and currently works in commercial real estate sales and leasing, per the campaign site. He describes himself as fiscally conservative and socially liberal, per the campaign site.
About this race
Illinois's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Illinois primary is Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.