Elections Intelligence

Illinois U.S. Senate

OPEN SEAT
SAFE D
Juliana Stratton Democratic · Open-seat nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 97.8¢3.1¢
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Don Tracy Republican · Open-seat nominee
Also on the ballot: Whitfield Harrington Jr. (I).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 16-point Democratic hold in 2020, priced at 97.8¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 97.8¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Likely DD+16.1 in 2020.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 97.8¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
Victory Research ↗ C Mar 13 - 15 · n=800 LV · D PRIMARY D+2.2 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+16.1

Dick Durbin (D)

54.93 — 38.87 · 2020 general election

def. Mark Curran (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
2.4 to 1
Juliana Stratton$5.91M
Don Tracy$2.46M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-17 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled · I settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄