| Illinois's 5th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| The 5th congressional district of Illinois since 2003 | ||
| Current Representative | Mike Quigley (D–Chicago) | |
| Distribution | 100.00% urban, 0.00% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 653,647[1] | |
| Median income | $48,531[1] | |
| Ethnicity | 77.5% White, 2.3% Black, 6.5% Asian, 23.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 9.8% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+19 | |
The 5th Congressional District of Illinois was created as part of the 28th United States Congress, which first met on March 4, 1843; it was initially represented by Stephen A. Douglas, whose Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted the creation of the Republican Party. As of the most recent redistricting it includes part of Cook County, and was represented by Democrat Rahm Emanuel from January 2003 until he resigned on January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff. On April 8, 2009, Mike Quigley won a special election to fill the seat.[2]
The congressional district currently spans much of the North Side of the City of Chicago from Lake Michigan into the western suburbs. It includes Schiller Park, Franklin Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Northlake and Melrose Park.[3] Wrigley Field and Chicago's gay district of Boystown are both located in this district, along with the Chicago neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown and Lincoln Park.
George W. Bush received 33% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +18.[4] Despite its recent historical preference for Democrats the district was represented by a Republican for two years after Dan Rostenkowski lost his seat because of the Congressional Post Office scandal. On a national level the scandal helped prompt the Republican Revolution of 1994.
Emanuel's predecessor was Rod Blagojevich, who was elected Governor in 2002. Blagojevich was impeached, convicted and removed from office by the Illinois legislature in 2009. He was convicted in 2010 of one count of lying to federal investigators.
Mike Quigley was challenged for the seat by Republican nominee David Ratowitz and Green Party nominee Matt Reichel in the 2010 congressional elections.
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| Year | Result |
| 2000 | Gore 63 - 33% |
| 2004 | Kerry 67 - 33% |
| 2008 | Obama 73 - 26% |
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| District created March 4, 1843 | ||||
| Stephen A. Douglas | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Resigned at close of Congress after being elected to US Senate | |
| Vacant | March 3, 1847 – December 6, 1847 | |||
| William A. Richardson | Democratic | December 6, 1847 – August 25, 1856 | Resigned | |
| Vacant | August 25, 1856 – November 4, 1856 | |||
| Jacob C. Davis | Democratic | November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | ||
| Isaac N. Morris | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | ||
| William A. Richardson | Democratic | March 4, 1861 – January 29, 1863 | Resigned after being elected to US Senate | |
| Vacant | January 29, 1863 – March 4, 1863 | |||
| Owen Lovejoy | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 25, 1864 | Redistricted from the 3rd district, Died | |
| Vacant | March 25, 1864 – May 20, 1864 | |||
| Ebon C. Ingersoll | Republican | May 20, 1864 – March 3, 1871 | ||
| Bradford N. Stevens | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | ||
| Horatio C. Burchard | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 | Redistricted from the 3rd district | |
| Robert M.A. Hawk | Republican | March 4, 1879 – June 29, 1882 | Died | |
| Vacant | June 29, 1882 – November 7, 1882 | |||
| Robert R. Hitt | Republican | November 7, 1882 – March 3, 1883 | Redistricted to the 6th district | |
| Reuben Ellwood | Republican | March 4, 1883 – July 1, 1885 | Died | |
| Vacant | July 1, 1885 – December 7, 1885 | |||
| Albert J. Hopkins | Republican | December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1895 | Redistricted to the 8th district | |
| George E. White | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | ||
| Edward T. Noonan | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | ||
| William F. Mahoney | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Redistricted to the 8th district | |
| James McAndrews | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Redistricted from the 4th district | |
| Anthony Michalek | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | ||
| Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1949 | Redistricted to the 7th District | |
| Martin Gorski | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – December 4, 1949 | Redistricted from the 4th District Died |
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| Vacant | December 4, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
| John C. Kluczynski | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – January 26, 1975 | Died | |
| Vacant | January 26, 1975 – July 8, 1975 | |||
| John G. Fary | Democratic | July 8, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | ||
| Bill Lipinski | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted to the 3rd district | |
| Dan Rostenkowski | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Redistricted from the 8th District | |
| Michael P. Flanagan | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | ||
| Rod Blagojevich | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | Chicago | Retired to run for Governor |
| Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 2, 2009 | Chicago | Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff |
| Vacant | January 2, 2009 – April 7, 2009 | See Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009 | ||
| Michael Quigley | Democratic | April 7, 2009 – present | Chicago | Incumbent |
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