Illinois Senate

Name: Illinois Senate Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Illinois

Illinois — U.S. Senate

Nov 3, 2026Illinois3 candidates

Incumbent

Richard Durbin

(D)IncumbentNot on the ballot

In office since 1983 · 12 terms

Participation

97%

Party Unity

91%

Bipartisan

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Net +2782 votes

Good Look (52)Bad Look (30)

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Richard Durbin

(D)IncumbentNot on the ballot

Since 1983

Participation

97%

Party Unity

91%

Bipartisan

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Challengers

Juliana Stratton

(D)

Democrat serving as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois; former member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

(R)

(A)

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2022

2020

2026

Don Tracy(R)N/A

Whitfield Harrington(A)N/A

Juliana Stratton(D)N/A

2022

Tammy Duckworth(D)56.8%

Kathy Salvi(R)41.5%

Bill Redpath(L)1.7%

2020

Richard Durbin(D)54.9%

Mark C. Curran Jr.(R)38.9%

Willie L. Wilson(W)4.0%

Danny Malouf(L)1.3%

David F. Black(G)0.9%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.

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