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Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi loses US Senate bid from Illinois

Krishnamoorthi lost the Illinois Democratic Senate primary and congratulated Juliana Stratton.

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi loses US Senate bid from Illinois
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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Raja Krishnamoorthi lost the Illinois Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat to Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who led by about six points with 67 percent of the vote counted. Krishnamoorthi congratulated Stratton and said he would not question the result. [Oops no ids prose]

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Illinois representative and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States
Richard J. Durbin
D · IL · SEN

Retiring Illinois senator whose seat was open

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

Former vice president mentioned as a precedent for an Indian American senator

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president whose Senate campaign Krishnamoorthi worked on; J.B. Pritzker, Illinois governor who backed Stratton; Lisa Madigan, Former Illinois attorney general who appointed Krishnamoorthi to a state role

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Raja Krishnamoorthi Concedes Illinois Democratic Primary to Stratton

Juliana Stratton won the Illinois Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, defeating Raja Krishnamoorthi. Center outlets largely present the result in straightforward election-reporting terms, with some also emphasizing Krishnamoorthi’s campaign or the race’s wider political stakes.

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