Quigley claims victory in race to replace Rahm Emanuel

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Rham's House seat just got a whole lot more liberal:

Posted by John McCormick at 7:20 p.m.; last updated at 8:40 p.m.

Democratic Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley claimed victory tonight in the 5th District race to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress.

With 89 percent of the Chicago and suburban Cook precincts reporting totals, Quigley was ahead with 69 percent of the vote. He had 26,961 votes, compared to 9,303 for Republican Rosanna Pulido and 2,575 for Green Party candidate Matt Reichel.

The candidate is addressing supporters at a North Side bar.

Quigley, 50, essentially won the seat a month ago when he emerged from a field of a dozen Democrats in a special primary election where voter turnout was minimal.

He earned just 22 percent of the vote, but his strong name recognition from many high-profile battles in county government helped him bypass top competitors who had larger campaign funds and more union support.

The heavily Democratic district Quigley stands to inherit is an ethnically and culturally diverse territory that stretches from Lake Michigan to suburbs near O'Hare International Airport, encompassing blue-collar, bungalow-belt neighborhoods as well as more upscale Lincoln Park and Lakeview.

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/04/mike-quigley-election-results-rahm-emanuel-rosanna-pulido-matt-reichel-5th-congressional-district.html

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. LOL. The Freep was pummeled.

Well that's some good news at least.

[goforit]

2. Hello!!!!....And the way Obama agrees with the FREEPS who's getting pummeled.

YOU!!!!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. Pardon?