Cook Country Commissioner Mike Quigley is poised for a promotion to Congress after claiming the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race to replace Rahm Emanuel, overcoming disadvantages in campaign cash and union support.
The special primary in the 5th Congressional District yielded low voter turnover at the end of a two- month campaign - potentially a plus for Quigley, who started the race as the best known of the dozen Democrats following years of public battles with two stronger administrations.
An April 7 special general election was pit Quigley against little-known Republican and Green Party candidates, but the 5th District has backed Democratic presidential with at least two-thirds of the votes in all three elections this decade.
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