Illinois

Illinois Senate 2026

Safe DGeneral

Open Seat

Illinois's U.S. Senate seat is open: incumbent Dick Durbin is not seeking re-election. Illinois's recent statewide results have leaned Democratic.

Primary resultCalled

Juliana Stratton (D)

Called by CNBC, Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 17, 2026 · unofficial

Polling below predates this result.

Raja Krishnamoorthi

U.S. Representative, IL-8

34.0%

Juliana Stratton

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

31.0%

Robin Kelly

U.S. Representative, IL-2

14.6%

Kevin Ryan

Democratic candidate

3.0%

Don Tracy

Former Illinois Republican Party Chair

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Jeannie Evans

Attorney

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Paul Capparelli

Republican candidate

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David Chlebek

Republican candidate

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Michael Long

Republican candidate

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Robert Tillman

Republican candidate

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Polling

Polling Average

Polling average as of Mar 17, 2026 · updated 70 days ago

Recent Polls(5)

Victory Research

2026-03-17

n 800LV

Krishnamoorthi32%

Stratton29%

Kelly14%

Ryan—

FM3 Research

2026-03-13

n 648LV

Krishnamoorthi33%

Stratton38%

Kelly18%

Ryan—

Tulchin Research

2026-03-09

n 600LV

Krishnamoorthi39%

Stratton28%

Kelly12%

Ryan3%

Victory Research

2026-01-26

n 806LV

Krishnamoorthi32%

Stratton21%

Kelly11%

Ryan—

Emerson College

2026-01-08

n 568LV

Krishnamoorthi31%

Stratton10%

Kelly8%

Ryan2%

			Pop	Krishnamoorthi	Stratton	Kelly	Ryan
2026-03-17	Victory Research	800	LV	32%	29%	14%	—
2026-03-13	FM3 Research	648	LV	33%	38%	18%	—
2026-03-09	Tulchin Research	600	LV	39%	28%	12%	3%
2026-01-26	Victory Research	806	LV	32%	21%	11%	—
2026-01-08	Emerson College	568	LV	31%	10%	8%	2%

Prediction Markets

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