5 things to watch for in Illinois's primary elections
5 things to watch for in Illinois’s primary elections
by Caroline Vakil and Sarah Fortinsky - 03/17/26 6:00 AM ET
The Hill
The Prairie State is holding a series of primary elections Tuesday that will reshape the Illinois congressional delegation, with voters weighing in on the contest to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and five Democrats leaving the House.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D), backed by Gov. JB Pritzker (D), is duking it out with Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) to succeed the No. 2 Senate Democrat in a contest that has turned increasingly nasty amid record spending.
Meanwhile, a handful of elections to fill the seats of retiring House Democrats — Kelly, Krishnamoorthi and Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Jesús “Chuy” García and Danny Davis — will serve as a test of voters’ attitudes about the direction of the party, as well as the influence of outside spending looking to skew the contests.
Here are five things to watch for in Illinois’s primaries:
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