Politics & Government
Quigley Projected Winner Over Republican Tom Hanson
Incumbent Mike Quigley will serve another term in office as the 5th District Representative.
ELMHURST, IL — Incumbent and Democrat Mike Quigley is the projected winner of the 5th Congressional District. Quigley defeated Republican candidate Tom Hanson to win the election.
Quigley defeated three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination in March. Hanson ran unopposed in the primary election to win the Republican nomination.
Quigley has served as the 5th District Representative since 2009. According to his website, Quigley is a resident of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Quigley believes in requiring mandatory background checks on gun sales and limiting the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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Election Results
With 585 out of 585 precincts reporting
- Quigley - 197,416
- Hanson - 62,103
"No perfect solution exists to end all gun violence, but we know from the experiences of other countries that a combination of small but practical policy solutions can severely reduce it," Quiqley shares on his website. "By enacting commonsense, reasonable gun legislation, Congress can make a difference."
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BREAKING: Democrat Mike Quigley wins re-election to U.S. House in Illinois's 5th congressional district. #APracecall at 8:10 p.m. CST. @AP election coverage: https://t.co/miEWlbTVZW #Election2018 #ILelection
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 7, 2018
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