2018Final results
2018 election for Illinois's 8th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Jitendra "jd" Diganvker (R) by 31.9 points.
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · winner
66.0%130,054
Jitendra "jd" DiganvkerRepublican
34.0%67,073
197,127 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Raja KrishnamoorthiJitendra "jd" Diganvker
$5.3M
Raised by the campaign
$54.5K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$51.9K
$4.3M
Cash on hand
$2.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018