AP: Republican James Comer wins reelection to U.S. House

Republican James Comer won election to a U.S. House seat representing Kentucky on Tuesday.

Comer defeated Democrat Erin Marshall.

As chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Comer led House Republicans' investigations of Democratic President Joe Biden that delved into the Biden family's business dealings. 

Comer was first elected to Congress in 2016 and has focused on agriculture and other rural issues important to his district, which stretches from the Mississippi River to portions of central Kentucky.

Comer previously served as a state lawmaker and as state agriculture commissioner.

The Associated Press declared Comer the winner at 8:27 p.m. EST.