Vandana Jhingan

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Vandana Jhingan

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Vandana Jhingan (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 8th Congressional District. She was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on March 20, 2018.

She was disqualified after officials found irregularities in her nominating petition.

Elections

2018

See also: Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

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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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 25,448
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vandana Jhingan (R)

See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2018
• Illinois' 8th Congressional District

Footnotes

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Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Duckworth (D)

Dick Durbin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jonathan Jackson (D)

District 2

Robin Kelly (D)

District 3

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 4

Jesus Garcia (D)

District 5

Mike Quigley (D)

District 6

Sean Casten (D)

District 7

Danny Davis (D)

District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

District 9

Jan Schakowsky (D)

District 10

Brad Schneider (D)

District 11

Bill Foster (D)

District 12

Mike Bost (R)

District 13

Nikki Budzinski (D)

District 14

Lauren Underwood (D)

District 15

Mary Miller (R)

District 16

Darin LaHood (R)

District 17

Eric Sorensen (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (3)