2022Final results
2022 election for Illinois's 8th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Chris Dargis (R) by 13.8 points.
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · winner
56.9%117,880
Chris DargisRepublican
43.1%89,335
207,215 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Raja KrishnamoorthiChris Dargis
$8.5M
Raised by the campaign
$545.8K
$5.7M
Spent by the campaign
$543K
$11.2M
Cash on hand
$2.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022