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Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi wins Congressional primary in Illinois

Raja Krishnamoorthi now advances to the November general elections

Raja Krishnamoorthi (Photo: @CongressmanRaja)
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Krishnamoorthi is also an Assistant Whip and serves on the Steering and Policy Committee.

Press Trust of India
Indian-American lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi has won the primary elections in Illinois.

Seeking his third consecutive term in the House of Representatives from the 8th Congressional District of Illinois, Krishnamoorthi now advances to the November general elections.

Highly popular in his constituency, he swept the Democratic Congressional primary with 80 per cent of the votes. William Olson finished a distant second with just 13 per cent of the votes.

The Republican primary scheduled for March 17 was cancelled.

"I am honoured to be the Democratic nominee to represent Illinois' 8th District once again in the US Congress," Krishnamoorthi said in an email to his supporters.

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