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2016 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Raja Krishnamoorthi won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Raja Krishnamoorthi received 144,954 popular votes (58.31%). The main challenger was Peter Pete DiCianni (41.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Krishnamoorthi and DiCianni

Krishnamoorthi +16.6 pts · won by 41,337 votes
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocraticWINNER58.31%
144,954 votes
Peter Pete DiCianniRepublican41.69%
103,617 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.