2008 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Rahm Emanuel won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Rahm Emanuel received 170,728 popular votes (73.94%). The main challenger was Tom Hanson (22.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Emanuel and Hanson

Emanuel +51.9 pts · won by 119,847 votes

Rahm Emanuel DemocraticWINNER73.94%

170,728 votes

Tom Hanson Republican22.04%

50,881 votes

Alan AugustsonGreen4.02%

9,283 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.