Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Republican Congressman Riley Moore, who made repeated claims of Christian genocide in Nigeria, won re-election to the US House of Representatives in the Midterms.

Mr Moore defeated Democratic Party candidate Ace Parsi to retain his seat as the representative for West Virginia's 2nd District.

He was one of the Republican candidates who won their seats amid the Democrats' sweeping victory in the elections.

The poll was fiercely contested, with Mr Moore winning his seat with 59.4 per cent of the total votes.

"It's been an honor of my life to represent West Virginia's Second Congressional District. I'm proud of the work I've done to advance critical infrastructure investments, strengthen our aerospace and defense indus...