Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton Wins Democratic Senate Primary
Stratton won the Democratic primary for the Senate seat being vacated by Dick Durbin.
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Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate primary to succeed retiring Senator Dick Durbin. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss also won a Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat.
Juliana Stratton won Illinois’s Democratic Senate primary, a race to succeed retiring Senator Dick Durbin. The article reports that donor groups aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee gave money to Stratton’s campaign, citing Al Jazeera and The Intercept. It says she could become the sixth Black woman to serve in the Senate if elected in November.
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat. The article says more than a dozen Democrats ran to succeed retiring Representative Jan Schakowsky, that Kat Abughazaleh finished second, and that groups linked to AIPAC spent millions of dollars attacking Abughazaleh and Biss.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Stratton in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Stratton’s record.
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SWIPE →U.S. representative retiring from Illinois
U.S. senator retiring from Illinois
Evanston mayor and Democratic candidate for a U.S. House seat
Part of a bigger story
24 OUTLETSJuliana Stratton won Illinois’ Democratic Senate primary for the seat being vacated by Dick Durbin. Left-leaning outlets present the win as a progressive victory and, in some coverage, a representation milestone. Center outlets report the result while also examining Pritzker’s influence, spending and campaign contrasts. Right-leaning outlets likewise focus on Pritzker’s influence, with more emphasis on controversies and ideological stakes.
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