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Illinois Election Results 2026: Who Is Don Tracy? The 75-Year-Old Attorney Who Won the Republican Senate Primary

Tracy won the Republican primary and is set to face Juliana Stratton in November.

Illinois Election Results 2026: Who Is Don Tracy? The 75-Year-Old Attorney Who Won the Republican Senate Primary
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Don Tracy won the Republican primary for Illinois’s open U.S. Senate seat, while Juliana Stratton won the Democratic primary. The article reports that the November race is expected to favor Stratton and describes how Governor JB Pritzker’s support shaped the Democratic contest.

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Don Tracy
R · IL

Republican nominee for Illinois’s U.S. Senate seat

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Democratic nominee for Illinois’s U.S. Senate seat

Stratton's version of this story ↗

U.S. representative and unsuccessful Democratic Senate primary candidate

Richard J. Durbin
D · IL · SEN

Retiring U.S. senator from Illinois

Tammy Duckworth
D · IL · SEN

U.S. senator from Illinois, mentioned in connection with her earlier race against Mark Kirk

U.S. representative and unsuccessful Democratic Senate primary candidate

Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)

Former vice president, mentioned for her 2024 Illinois result

ALSO MENTIONED  JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois whose endorsement and political influence are discussed; Bruce Rauner, Former governor of Illinois; Jil Tracy, Illinois state senator and Don Tracy’s sister-in-law; Mark Kirk, Former U.S. senator from Illinois and Tracy endorser

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Don Tracy Wins Republican Primary for Illinois U.S. Senate Seat

Outlets agree Don Tracy won the Republican nomination for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat and will advance to the general election. Center outlets focus on Tracy’s next campaign step and priorities, also noting his criticism of the state GOP when he resigned as party chair. Right-leaning outlets pair the nomination result with general-election context, emphasizing that the Democratic nominee is favored in a state that has long leaned Democratic in federal elections.

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