Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2022
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 14, 2022 |
| Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Illinois |
| Race ratings |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 8th Congressional District of Illinois, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 14, 2022.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi defeated Chris Dargis in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) | 56.9 | 117,880 |
 | Chris Dargis (R) | 43.1 | 89,335 | |
| Total votes: 207,215 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohammed Faheem (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi defeated Junaid Ahmed in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raja Krishnamoorthi | 70.3 | 29,933 |
 | Junaid Ahmed | 29.7 | 12,627 | |
| Total votes: 42,560 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Chris Dargis defeated Phillip Wood, Peter Kopsaftis, Karen Kolodziej, and Chad Koppie in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Dargis | 32.0 | 11,055 |
 | Phillip Wood | 18.9 | 6,529 | |
 | Peter Kopsaftis | 17.6 | 6,101 | |
| Karen Kolodziej | 17.4 | 6,017 | ||
 | Chad Koppie | 14.1 | 4,886 | |
| Total votes: 34,588 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Illinois
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Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[2]
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | $8,498,368 | $5,739,546 | $11,186,669 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Junaid Ahmed | Democratic Party | $1,607,396 | $1,578,607 | $28,789 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Chris Dargis | Republican Party | $545,819 | $542,959 | $2,859 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Karen Kolodziej | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Chad Koppie | Republican Party | $11,417 | $5,542 | $14,512 | As of September 30, 2022 |
| Peter Kopsaftis | Republican Party | $91,415 | $91,015 | $400 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Phillip Wood | Republican Party | $41,636 | $41,636 | $2,840 | As of December 31, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[3]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[4][5][6]
| Race ratings: Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Illinois in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Illinois, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Illinois | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 400 | N/A | 3/14/2022 | Source |
| Illinois | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 5,000 | N/A | 7/11/2022 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Illinois District 8
until January 2, 2023
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Illinois District 8
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[8]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Illinois | ||||
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Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| Illinois' 1st | 70.5% | 28.1% | 73.9% | 24.7% |
| Illinois' 2nd | 69.3% | 29.3% | 77.5% | 21.2% |
| Illinois' 3rd | 69.7% | 28.3% | 55.5% | 42.9% |
| Illinois' 4th | 72.3% | 25.9% | 80.7% | 17.3% |
| Illinois' 5th | 68.9% | 29.3% | 72.1% | 26.0% |
| Illinois' 6th | 54.5% | 43.6% | 55.3% | 42.6% |
| Illinois' 7th | 85.6% | 12.8% | 86.3% | 12.1% |
| Illinois' 8th | 56.8% | 41.4% | 59.2% | 39.0% |
| Illinois' 9th | 69.9% | 28.4% | 71.0% | 27.4% |
| Illinois' 10th | 62.0% | 36.1% | 64.2% | 34.0% |
| Illinois' 11th | 56.6% | 41.3% | 61.9% | 36.2% |
| Illinois' 12th | 27.7% | 70.5% | 41.9% | 56.1% |
| Illinois' 13th | 54.4% | 43.2% | 47.0% | 50.5% |
| Illinois' 14th | 54.7% | 43.3% | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| Illinois' 15th | 29.6% | 68.3% | 25.9% | 72.2% |
| Illinois' 16th | 38.1% | 59.6% | 36.8% | 60.9% |
| Illinois' 17th | 52.7% | 44.9% | 48.1% | 49.7% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Illinois.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Illinois in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 13, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Ninety-five candidates filed to run for Illinois' 17 U.S. House districts, including 47 Democrats and 48 Republicans. That's 5.59 candidates per district, more than the 4.05 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.39 in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census, which resulted in Illinois losing one U.S. House district. The 95 candidates who filed to run in 2022 were the most candidates running for Illinois' U.S. House seats since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.
The 2022 elections featured two districts where two incumbents ran against each other. Rep. Marie Newman (D), who represented the 3rd district, ran against incumbent Rep. Sean Casten (D) in the 6th district, and Rep. Rodney Davis (R), who represented the 13th district, ran against incumbent Rep. Mary Miller (R) in the 15th district. Four seats, including Newman's 3rd and Davis' 13th, were open, the most since at least 2014. Rep. Bobby Rush (D), who represented the 1st district, and Rep. Cheri Bustos (D), who represented the 17th district, decided to retire.
Twenty-one candidates filed to run in the 1st district to replace Rush, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year. There were 19 contested primaries, the fewest since 2016, when there were 14 contested primaries. Eight of the contested primaries were Democratic, and 11 were Republican. Eight incumbents — one Republican and seven Democrats — did not face any primary challengers.
The 7th district was guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed, and the 16th district was guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 8th the 158th most Democratic district nationally.[9]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Illinois' 8th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 56.8% | 41.4% | |||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2020
Illinois presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Illinois and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Illinois | ||
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| Illinois | United States | |
| Population | 12,830,632 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55,512 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 71.5% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 5.9% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.1% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.2% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,886 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.5% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Illinois' congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Illinois, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Republican | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 18 | 20 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Illinois' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Illinois, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | J.B. Pritzker
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| Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton
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| Secretary of State | Jesse White
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| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Illinois State Legislature as of November 2022.
Illinois State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 41 | |
| Republican Party | 18 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | |
Illinois House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 73 | |
| Republican Party | 45 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Illinois was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Illinois Party Control: 1992-2022
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
District history
2020
See also: Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi defeated Preston Nelson in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) | 73.2 | 186,251 |
 | Preston Nelson (L) | 26.8 | 68,327 | |
| Total votes: 254,578 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi defeated W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson and Inam Hussain in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raja Krishnamoorthi | 79.9 | 51,829 |
 | W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson | 13.0 | 8,441 | |
| Inam Hussain | 7.0 | 4,563 | ||
| Total votes: 64,833 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohammed Faheem (D)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi defeated Jitendra Diganvker in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) | 66.0 | 130,054 |
 | Jitendra Diganvker (R) | 34.0 | 67,073 | |
| Total votes: 197,127 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Straw (Disability Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raja Krishnamoorthi | 100.0 | 44,042 |
| Total votes: 44,042 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Jitendra Diganvker advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jitendra Diganvker | 100.0 | 25,448 |
| Total votes: 25,448 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vandana Jhingan (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. The seat was open following incumbent Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Senate run. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) defeated Pete DiCianni (R) and write-in candidate Andrew Straw in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Krishnamoorthi defeated Michael Noland and Deb Bullwinkel in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016. DiCianni defeated write-in candidate Andrew Straw in the Republican primary.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Raja Krishnamoorthi |
58.3% | 144,954 | |
| Republican | Pete DiCianni | 41.7% | 103,617 | |
| Write-in votes | Andrew Straw | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 248,576 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Raja Krishnamoorthi |
57% | 44,950 | ||
| Michael Noland | 29.1% | 22,925 | ||
| Deb Bullwinkel | 14% | 11,005 | ||
| Total Votes | 78,880 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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2014
The 8th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Tammy Duckworth (D) defeated Lawrence Kaifesh (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tammy Duckworth Incumbent |
55.7% | 84,178 | |
| Republican | Lawrence Kaifesh | 44.3% | 66,878 | |
| Total Votes | 151,056 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Lawrence Kaifesh |
71.5% | 24,657 | ||
| Manju Goel | 28.5% | 9,827 | ||
| Total Votes | 34,484 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
