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Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic Senate primary race

Krishnamoorthi lost to Stratton and conceded the race.

Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic Senate primary race
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
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Juliana Stratton won the Illinois Democratic Senate primary, leading Raja Krishnamoorthi by more than six percentage points with nearly 90% of the vote counted. She will face Republican Don Tracy in November to succeed retiring Senator Dick Durbin.

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This story reports what happened without casting Krishnamoorthi in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Krishnamoorthi’s record.

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Illinois representative and Democratic Senate candidate who lost the primary

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Illinois Democratic Senate candidate and primary winner

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Don Tracy
R · IL

Republican Senate candidate in Illinois

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator mentioned in a comparison of campaign fundraising

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States, referenced in Krishnamoorthi's remarks

Richard J. Durbin
D · IL · SEN

Illinois senator retiring from office

Tammy Duckworth
D · IL · SEN

Illinois senator mentioned in Durbin's statement

Illinois representative and Democratic Senate candidate

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president mentioned in a comparison with the 2004 Illinois Senate primary; JB Pritzker, Illinois governor who supported Stratton; Lori Lightfoot, Former Chicago mayor who supported Kelly

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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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