Pete DiCianni
Pete DiCianni was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Illinois.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. The seat was open following incumbent Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Senate run. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) defeated Pete DiCianni (R) and write-in candidate Andrew Straw in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Krishnamoorthi defeated Michael Noland and Deb Bullwinkel in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016. DiCianni defeated write-in candidate Andrew Straw in the Republican primary.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Raja Krishnamoorthi |
58.3% | 144,954 | |
| Republican | Pete DiCianni | 41.7% | 103,617 | |
| Write-in votes | Andrew Straw | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 248,576 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Raja Krishnamoorthi |
57% | 44,950 | ||
| Michael Noland | 29.1% | 22,925 | ||
| Deb Bullwinkel | 14% | 11,005 | ||
| Total Votes | 78,880 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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DiCianni was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[4]
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Herald, " \DuPage board member DiCianni will run for Congress," September 11, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
