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Illinois House District 5 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Mike Quigley won · 76.0% to 23.9%, with an estimated 94% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Mike Quigley (Democrat) and Tommy Hanson (Republican) are the nominees for Illinois's 5th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Mike Quigley is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Mike Quigley's campaign had raised $998,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Mike Quigley and $0 against.

Mike Quigley (DEM, incumbent), Tommy Hanson (REP). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Tue, Oct 6 (Regular registration; online registration open through 2026-10-18; grace-period in-person registration through Election Day.). Same-day registration: Grace period registration and voting, in person at locations set by the local election authority. (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗Source: elections.il.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Thu, Sep 24 to Mon, Nov 2 (At election authority offices and designated sites; locations and hours vary by county.) (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Thu, Oct 29 (Received by mail by this date; in-person applications accepted until 2026-11-02.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Postmarked by Election Day and received within 14 days; drop boxes until polls close (7 p.m.).) (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗Source: elections.il.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. (passed)Source: votersguide.elections.il.gov ↗
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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Mike Quigley (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $998K through 2026-10-14 individuals $267K · PACs $583K · cash on hand $1.1M
Outside spending: $10 supporting Quigley · latest reported 2026-03-19
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Quigley

Bundled through PACs: $7,250 through 4 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $3,500 from 2 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $3,000 from 2 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $250 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC

144 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AAR CORP. PAC $1,000
ABUNDANCE PAC $2,500
ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC $5,000
AECOM PAC $3,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC (ALPA) $10K
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
ALLSTATE INSURANCE PAC $2,500
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $2,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS $7,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $4,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES $4,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $7,000
AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $10K
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) $7,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (AFT), AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $8,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $2,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $3,500
AMERICAN SHORTLINE & REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOC PAC $2,000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
APPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC) $8,500
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) $4,500
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS RAIL PAC $1,000
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA) $1,000
AT&T INC. PAC $2,000
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
BAE SYSTEMS UNITED DEFENSE EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION PAC $1,500
BIPARTISAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION BIPAC/BNYMC $1,000
BMO FINANCIAL CORP GOOD GOVERNANCE FUND: FEDERAL (BMO PAC) $1,000
BMO HARRIS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FUND $2,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $5,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $2,500
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND $5,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $2,500
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC) $2,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
CITIGROUP, INC. PAC $4,500
COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS FEDPAC $500
CONSUMER FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PAC $2,500
CROWE PAC $1,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $4,500
CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) $1,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATION $1,500
DYKEMA GOSSETT PAC $6,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN PAC $7,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ERNST & YOUNG PAC $2,500
EXELON PAC $5,000
FEDERAL EXPRESS (FEDEX PAC) $1,000
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) $2,500
FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS $1,000
GATX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT PROGRAM $1,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) $6,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC) $2,000
GENESEE & WYOMING INC. PAC $1,000
GOLDMAN SACHS & COMPANY $1,000
HB STRATEGIES PAC $1,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $1,000
HERZOG PAC $10K
HOGAN LOVELLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $10K
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION $3,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS PAC (ICBPAC) $1,000
JACOBS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND OF JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. $2,000
JSTREETPAC $2,500
KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $4,000
L3 HARRIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
LOCAL NO. 150 IUOE $7,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN PAC $3,500
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC $1,000
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $3,608
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC (MAXARPAC) $1,000
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC $1,500
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC PAC $1,000
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE & RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION $3,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION $10K
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAR $1,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION $5,000
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( $1,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA $1,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,500
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
NIXON PEABODY LLP PAC $1,000
NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOMURAPAC) $1,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NORTHERN TRUST FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION-FEDERAL(BNY MELLON-FED) $1,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS $2,500
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PASS $5,000
RADIOLOGY PARTNERS, INC. PAC $2,500
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SAP AMERICA INC PAC $1,000
SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC $2,000
SMART PAC $2,500
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $5,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE INC EMPLOYEES PAC (SUPERIOR AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES P $1,000
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $2,500
T-MOBILE USA PAC $1,500
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. PAC (AKA GREENBRIER PAC) $1,000
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $8,500
TRANS UNION LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,500
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC. $2,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. $10K
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $6,000
UNITED AIRLINES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
WALMART (WAL-PAC) $2,000
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC) $1,000
WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
WSP USA INC. PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

No 2025–26 FEC reports or outside spending found for Tommy Hanson.

No campaign ads analyzed for this race yet.

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