Juliana Stratton Wins Senate Democratic Primary in Illinois

Given Illinois’s Democratic lean, Stratton is all but guaranteed to win in the midterms in November.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks during a press conference on reports of federal deployments in Chicago, on Sept. 2, 2025. Jim Vondruska/Reuters

CHICAGO—Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois on March 17, likely becoming the successor to retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).

Stratton defeated Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and will face former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy.