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Illinois Senate 2026 results: Juliana Stratton (D) vs Don Tracy (R)
Election day 3 November 2026
Result
Result so far: 85% reporting
civicAPI winner: Juliana Stratton (D), 3:07 pm Wed ET
Juliana Stratton D61.0%
2,422,237 votes
Don Tracy R37.4%
1,487,301 votes
Whitfield Harrington Jr. I1.6%
62,618 votes
civicAPI, 3:07 pm Wed ET (8:07 pm Wed UK).
Final pre-election PollCheck polling average
Juliana Stratton (D)
54.2%
Don Tracy (R)
41.3%
Win probability
96%
Stratton - Safe D
- Incumbent
- Dick Durbin (D)
- Status
- Incumbent retiring
- Last result
- 2020: Dick Durbin (D) 54.9%, Mark Curran (R) 38.9%
- 2024 president
- D+10.9
- Election day
- 3 November 2026, polls close 8 pm Eastern (1 am Wed UK)
Polling trend
Illinois senate polling average
Every poll
4 general election polls
| Pollster | Fieldwork | Sample | Stratton | Tracy | Spread | vs avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co. Leans D+0.1 | 31 Oct 2026 - 2 Nov 2026 | 450 LV | 53% | 41% | Stratton +12 | Stratton -0.9 | Pollster |
| ActiVote Leans R+0.5 | 21 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 | 400 LV | 56% | 44% | Stratton +12 | Stratton -2.0 | Pollster |
| ActiVote Leans R+0.5 | 26 Sep 2026 - 20 Oct 2026 | 400 LV | 59% | 42% | Stratton +17 | Pollster | |
| Public Policy Polling D Leans D+0.9↑ Poll conducted for Chicago News Weekly . | 30 Sep 2026 - 1 Oct 2026 | 569 LV | 49% | 36% | Stratton +13 | Pollster |
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Poll list adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).