Overview
- Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton secured roughly 40% in a 10-candidate Democratic field, defeating Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (~33%) and Robin Kelly (~18%), according to local results.
- Former Illinois GOP chair Don Tracy won the Republican primary with about 40% and advances as a Springfield attorney with deep party ties.
- Krishnamoorthi’s more than $30 million haul could not overcome Stratton’s high-profile endorsements, including Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
- Special-interest spending featured prominently, with pro-Israel networks linked to AIPAC recording mixed results as House nominees included Donna Miller, Melissa Bean, La Shawn Ford and Daniel Biss.
- Stratton has campaigned on Medicare for All, a $25 federal minimum wage and abolishing ICE, and she has said she would not support Chuck Schumer as Democratic leader.