2009Final resultsSpecial election
2009 special election for Illinois's 5th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Mike Quigley (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Rosanna Pulido (R) by 45.1 points.
Mike QuigleyDemocrat · winner
69.2%30,561
Rosanna PulidoRepublican
24.2%10,662
Matthew ReichelGreen
6.6%2,911
44,134 votes
Source: Federal Election CommissionUpdated Oct 3, 2026, 3:20 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2009
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratRosanna Pulido
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Raised by the campaign
$37.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$37.5K
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Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Apr 15, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Apr 15, 2010