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LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
This race decides Illinois' Class 2 seat in the U.S. Senate. The seat is currently held by Dick Durbin (Democratic). Dick Durbin is not on the general-election roster below.
On the ballot
- Juliana Stratton — Democratic
- Don Tracy — Republican
- Whitfield Harrington Jr. — American Center Party
Roster status
The candidate roster below was verified race by race against official state candidate listings and cross-checked across published race listings.
Race notes
OPEN SEAT: Durbin retiring, not on ballot. Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from il-senate-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.
Sources
- Candidate roster source — https://senatordb.com/elections/2026
Winner: Juliana Stratton (Democratic) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 4, 2026 (results wave 1); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.