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Michael Flanagan’s opponent when he ran for reelection as the 5th district’s Congressman in 1996 was none other than Rod Blagojevich.
Flanagan earned the endorsements of both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times, with the Tribune stressing the importance of Flanagan as the sole Republican advocate in Congress for Chicago. But the papers’ support wasn’t enough to overcome Blagojevich and his father-in-law, Alderman Dick Mell.
Amid record-low voter turnout for a Presidential election year (below 50%), Blagojevich defeated Flanagan. Patrick Hughes DID NOT vote to reelect Chicago’s only Republican Congressman in 40 years.
SPECIAL NOTE: When Hughes first registered to vote in 2003, the address he gave was located in the 5th Congressional district. I have been unable to locate any previous addresses for Hughes prior to 2003, so I am assuming he lived at the same address during this election. If anyone can show me that Hughes did not live in the 5th Congressional district at the time, I will remove this entry.
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