Thomas Wilda

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Thomas Wilda

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November 3, 2020

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Thomas Wilda (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 5th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

In 2020, Wilda participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.

Elections

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
	Submit photo	Frank Rowder (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Kimball Ladien	17.0	1,993

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,757
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2020

Candidate Conversations

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Footnotes

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Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Duckworth (D)

Dick Durbin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jonathan Jackson (D)

District 2

Robin Kelly (D)

District 3

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 4

Jesus Garcia (D)

District 5

Mike Quigley (D)

District 6

Sean Casten (D)

District 7

Danny Davis (D)

District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

District 9

Jan Schakowsky (D)

District 10

Brad Schneider (D)

District 11

Bill Foster (D)

District 12

Mike Bost (R)

District 13

Nikki Budzinski (D)

District 14

Lauren Underwood (D)

District 15

Mary Miller (R)

District 16

Darin LaHood (R)

District 17

Eric Sorensen (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (3)