Illinois Senate
Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by Richard J. Durbin Democratic since Jan 1997
Juliana Stratton 52.3Don Tracy 40.2
Average of 2 polls, Sep 30 to Oct 30, from VoteHub · how it’s calculated
Newest poll
1 is a partisan pollNewest · ActiVote, field dates Oct 21 to Oct 30, released Oct 30, 400 likely votersPolls updated Oct 31, 2:46 a.m. ET, from VoteHub
Show all 3 candidates on the ballot
- Juliana StrattonDemocratic
- Don TracyRepublican
- Whitfield Harrington JrOther(American Center Party)
Showing major-party nominees, incumbents and candidates with 5%+ in the latest poll or comparable fundraising.
Polls over time
3 polls, through Election Day Nov 3The thick line is the 7-week average, not a forecast. How it’s calculated. All polls. Polls updated Oct 31, 2:46 a.m. ET, from VoteHub.
The polls in this chart (3)
2 polls released in the last 14 days · latest results range from 49 to 59% (D) and 36 to 44.4% (R) (newest 3 polls on the chart)
3 of the 3 polls for this race, each with both names, plotted on the field end date.
| Pollster | Field dates | Released | Sample | Stratton | Tracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | Oct 21 to Oct 30 | Oct 30 | 400 likely voters | 55.6 | 44.4 |
| ActiVote | Sep 26 to Oct 20 | Oct 21 | 400 likely voters | 59 | 42 |
| Public Policy Polling | Sep 30 to Oct 1 | Oct 6 | 569 polled | 49 | 36 |
Side by side
Left column: StrattonRight column: Tracy
- Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
- $7.2M
- $4.9M
- Cash on hand
- $1.5M
- $483K
- Age on Election Day
- 61
- Not available
Money: FEC bulk data, through Oct 14. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.
How these are counted
Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. Stratton: $7,230,577 received, $1,541,585 cash on hand. Tracy: $4,914,363 received, $483,017 cash on hand.
What changed in this race
Newest firstNEW POLLIllinois Senate
Illinois Senate: Juliana Stratton 55.6, Don Tracy 44.4
ActiVote, Oct 21 to Oct 30, 400 likely voters
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Juliana StrattonDemocratic
- Don TracyRepublican
- Whitfield Harrington JrOther(American Center Party)
Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.
Source: elections.il.gov, dated Oct 28
Seat on the ballot, shift from 2014 to 2020: 5.2 points toward Democrats (Democratic by 10.8 in 2014, Democratic by 16.0 in 2020).
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History (16 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 4,098,896
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
US Senate, Illinois, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTammy DuckworthWon Democratic 2,329,13656.8% RepublicanKathy Salvi Republican 1,701,05541.5% LibertarianBill Redpath Libertarian 68,6711.7% OtherLowell Martin Seida Other 230.0% OtherConstant 'Connor' Vlakancic Other 110.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,968,901
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
US Senate, Illinois, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard J. DurbinWon Democratic 3,278,93054.9% RepublicanMark C. Curran Jr. Republican 2,319,87038.9% OtherWillie L. Wilson Other 237,6994.0% LibertarianDanny Malouf Libertarian 75,6731.3% GreenDavid F. Black Green 56,7111.0% OtherKevin Keely Other 100.0% OtherLowell Martin Seida Other 60.0% OtherAlbert A. Schaal Other 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,491,878
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
US Senate, Illinois, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTammy DuckworthWon Democratic 3,012,94054.9% RepublicanMark Kirk Republican 2,184,69239.8% LibertarianKenton McMillen Libertarian 175,9883.2% GreenScott Summers Green 117,6192.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 6390.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,603,519
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
US Senate, Illinois, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard J. DurbinWon Democratic 1,929,63753.5% RepublicanJames D. "Jim" Oberweis Republican 1,538,52242.7% LibertarianSharon Hansen Libertarian 135,3163.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 440.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,704,473
- Election day
- not on file
- Type
- Special election
US Senate, Illinois, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark Steven KirkWon Republican 1,778,69848.0% DemocraticAlexander "Alexi" Giannoulias Democratic 1,719,47846.4% GreenLealan M. Jones Green 117,9143.2% LibertarianMike Labno Libertarian 87,2472.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1,1030.0% OtherCorey Dabney Other 330.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,329,884
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
US Senate, Illinois, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard J. DurbinWon Democratic 3,615,84467.8% RepublicanSteve Sauerberg Republican 1,520,62128.5% GreenKathy Cummings Green 119,1352.2% LibertarianLarry A. Stafford Libertarian 50,2240.9% OtherChad N. Koppie Other 24,0590.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,141,520
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
US Senate, Illinois, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBarack ObamaWon Democratic 3,597,45670.0% RepublicanAlan Keyes Republican 1,390,69027.0% IndependentAlbert J. Franzen Independent 81,1641.6% LibertarianJerry Kohn Libertarian 69,2531.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2,9570.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,486,851
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
US Senate, Illinois, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard J. DurbinWon Democratic 2,103,76660.3% RepublicanJim Durkin Republican 1,325,70338.0% LibertarianSteven Burgauer Libertarian 57,3821.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,394,521
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
US Senate, Illinois, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPeter G. FitzgeraldWon Republican 1,709,04150.3% DemocraticCarol Moseley-Braun Democratic 1,610,49647.4% OtherDon A. Torgersen Other 74,7042.2% OtherRaymond W. Stalker Other 2800.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,250,722
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
US Senate, Illinois, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard J. DurbinWon Democratic 2,384,02856.1% RepublicanAl Salvi Republican 1,728,82440.7% OtherSteven H. Perry Other 61,0231.4% LibertarianRobin J. Miller Libertarian 41,2181.0% OtherChad Koppie Other 17,5630.4% OtherJames E. Davis Other 13,8380.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 4,2280.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,939,558
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
US Senate, Illinois, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCarol Moseley-BraunWon Democratic 2,631,22953.3% RepublicanRichard S. Williamson Republican 2,126,83343.1% OtherChad Koppie Other 100,4222.0% LibertarianAndrew B. Spiegel Libertarian 34,5270.7% OtherCharles A. Winter Other 15,1180.3% OtherAlan J. Port Other 12,6890.3% OtherKathleen Kaku Other 10,0560.2% OtherJohn Justice Other 8,6560.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 280.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,251,005
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
US Senate, Illinois, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul SimonWon Democratic 2,115,37765.1% RepublicanLynn Martin Republican 1,135,62834.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,122,883
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
US Senate, Illinois, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlan J. DixonWon Democratic 2,033,78365.1% RepublicanJudy Koehler Republican 1,053,73433.7% OtherElinar V. Dyhrkopp Other 15,8040.5% LibertarianDonald M. Parrish Jr. Libertarian 13,8910.4% OtherOmari Musa Other 5,6710.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,787,335
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
US Senate, Illinois, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul SimonWon Democratic 2,397,16550.1% RepublicanCharles H. Percy Republican 2,308,03948.2% LibertarianSteven I. Givot Libertarian 59,7771.2% OtherMarjorie H. Pries Other 12,3660.3% OtherNelson Gonzalez Other 4,9130.1% OtherIshmael Flory Other 4,8020.1% OtherOther Other 2730.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,580,029
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
US Senate, Illinois, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlan J. DixonWon Democratic 2,565,30256.0% RepublicanDavid C. O'Neal Republican 1,946,29642.5% LibertarianBruce Green Libertarian 29,3280.6% OtherSidney Lens Other 19,2130.4% OtherCharles F. Wilson Other 11,4530.3% OtherMichael Soriano Other 5,6260.1% OtherBurton Lee Artz Other 2,7150.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 960.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,184,764
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
US Senate, Illinois, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles H. PereyWon Republican 1,698,71153.3% DemocraticAlex Smith Democratic 1,448,18745.5% LibertarianBruce Lee Green Libertarian 16,3200.5% OtherPatricia Grogan Other 15,9220.5% OtherGerald Rose Other 5,4650.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1590.0%
1978 to 2022: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
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Sources
Sources: U.S. Senate: senators contact information XML (class per senator) (US government work, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024 (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; unitedstates/congress-legislators (current) (CC0-1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns, not an official source.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, VoteHub polls (CC BY 4.0), FEC, Photo creditsData as of Oct 30, 2026 (candidate list Oct 28, 2026)