Frank Rowder
Frank Rowder (Republican Party) is running for election to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in Illinois. He is a write-in candidate in the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)
Incumbent Precious Brady-Davis (D), incumbent Eira Corral Sepulveda (D), incumbent Beth McElroy Kirkwood (D), and Sarah Bury (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 17, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shavonda Fields (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)
Frank Rowder (R) is running in the Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 17, 2026.
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2024
See also: Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley defeated Tom Hanson and Frank Rowder in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Quigley (D) | 69.0 | 251,025 |
 | Tom Hanson (R) | 31.0 | 112,931 | |
| Frank Rowder (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 363,965 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Quigley | 97.3 | 87,002 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 2,418 | ||
| Total votes: 89,420 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Wozniczka (D)
- Jerico Matias Cruz (D)
- Jonathan Bishop (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Tom Hanson defeated Frank Rowder in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Hanson | 99.9 | 18,841 |
| Frank Rowder (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 18,851 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley defeated Tom Hanson, Thomas Wilda, and Frank Rowder in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Quigley (D) | 70.8 | 255,661 |
| Tom Hanson (R) | 26.6 | 96,200 | |
 | Thomas Wilda (G) | 2.6 | 9,408 | |
| Frank Rowder (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 361,271 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley defeated Brian Burns in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Quigley | 75.1 | 97,865 |
 | Brian Burns | 24.9 | 32,440 | |
| Total votes: 130,305 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Tom Hanson defeated Kimball Ladien in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Hanson | 83.0 | 9,764 |
| Kimball Ladien | 17.0 | 1,993 | ||
| Total votes: 11,757 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2020
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