Overview
- Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate primary over Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly after a late surge backed by Pritzker.
- In House races, Donna Miller (IL-2) and Melissa Bean (IL-8) prevailed with support from pro-Israel and industry-aligned groups, while Daniel Biss (IL-9) and La Shawn Ford (IL-7) won despite major outside spending against them.
- AIPAC-linked efforts totaled about $22 million across four House contests and the group touted blocking six Squad-aligned hopefuls, yet it took a high-profile loss in the 9th District.
- Crypto and pro-AI super PACs spent heavily, including more than $10 million opposing Stratton and $2.5 million targeting Ford, often running ads that echoed progressive economic messaging.
- Pritzker publicly criticized AIPAC's role after the vote and contributed at least $5 million to boost Stratton, as overall outside spending in six Illinois races approached $70 million.