Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democratic Congressman of Indian-origin, has been re-elected to the US House of Representatives for the third consecutive time from Illinois’ 8th Congressional District.
The US Senator defeated Preston Nelson of the Liberatarian Party and accounted for nearly 71 per cent of the votes counted.
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Krishnamoorthi, 47, was born in New Delhi and his parents are from Tamil Nadu. He was first elected to the House of Representative in 2016.
Krishnamoorthi is not the only Indian in the race. California Congressman Ami Bera is seeking his fifth consecutive win, while Ro Khanna is looking for his third term in the House of Representatives from California.
Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is seeking her third consecutive term from Washington State and Hiral Tipirneni is hoping for the third consecutive attempt from the district of Arizona.