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April 06, 2009
Voters in 5th District head to the polls Tuesday
Chicago Pride, April 6, 2009
Chicago, IL - Voters prepare to head to the polls Tuesday for a special general election to determine a replacement for Rahm Emanuel in the 5th Congressional District.
The 5th district, which leans heavily Democratic, covers most of Chicago's North Side and comprises the majority of the city's LGBT voters. The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times both report Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley is poised for a win.
Republicans have won the seat from time to time. Republican Michael Patrick Flanagan won it in 1994 before that the last Republican to win the 5th District seat was in 1930.