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Discussion Thread: 2026 Illinois Senate Primaries
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Kat’s pretty much cooked. Some of her best territory is already in and she’s running in third.
Kat at 19% with only Cook County reporting is not good for her. She has much more support there than Lake/McHenry so she cannot afford to be down so much already.
I hope Juliana Stratton wins. It’s crazy to see such a turn around. A few months ago it was taken for granted that Krishnamoorthi would win.
I’m still hoping Kat can pull through but at this point it seems unlikely. That really sucks tbh.
At least Stratton is doing well. I’m super pumped about that
Not a great start for Stratton. I’d want to see her consistently ahead by +18 in Chicago
If Kelly weren’t in, this wouldn’t be a contest. But the black caucus’ refusal to ease her out is probably gonna seal it for Raja
I did not expect both Fine and Abu to be running a distance behind Biss. Guess name recognition goes far.
all primaries should be ranked choice.
MS Now has Kat at 23% and in second with about 74% of the vote counted. Not looking great.
Today is also special election day in VA-HD98 and PA HD79/HD193. GOP so far looks to have held AD98 with a ~6 point swing, though that’s [extrapolating off how mail-ins looked last time around because they have yet to be counted tonight](https://bsky.app/profile/taniel.bsky.social/post/3mhc6s6vvzs2q). HD79/193 have yet to be counted. 79 is centered around Altoona, went Trump+22.7 in 2020 (don’t have 2024 results on hand immediately). 193 is more rural in between Gettysburg and Harrisonburg, Trump+39.1 in 2020.
I fucking hate the Democrats, man. What a garbage opposition party. Kat was an amazing candidate who put her body on the line to do good for this world. I’ll follow whatever political party embraces her and her kind.
Okay, way better numbers on the collar counties for Stratton than I’d have expected. She’s also running even in Suburban Cook. Might have spoken too soon about her rough start
It’s sad that Kat will probably lose, but at least Stratton will probably beat Krishnamoorthi. Krishnamoorthi took $1.7 million from AIPAC and other pro-Israel lobbies.
[https://xcancel.com/TrackAIPAC/status/2031843114286244056](https://xcancel.com/TrackAIPAC/status/2031843114286244056)
Do we know what’s getting counted first? Early vote vs day-of?
Stratton’s closing in on +20 in Chicago. +20 in Chicago is the mathematical ballgame. If she can hit and sustain that margin, there just aren’t enough Dem primary votes in the rest of the state to make up the difference, especially no better than Raja’s running outside the city.
lol Jesus Raja might not even get 2nd in Chicago. We’re getting pretty close to cooked here.
How is it that AIPAC is still so powerful in elections when it’s about as popular with Dem voters as abortion bans are by now?
Kat is cooked. Her age and inexperience is costing her the primary
I hope AIPAC burns for how much money they threw in these Illinois primaries
My state at least not embaressing me by letting Raja spend his way in a senate seat he will sit on and do nothing for 30 years.
Okay it’s like, *over* over for Raja. He’s behind in Suburban Cook and Stratton’s Chicago firewall was approaching 50k.
Lake is coming in and yeah that might be the ballgame for IL-09.
People in this thread really acting like AIPAC spending $21 million across 4 races isn’t having an effect
And calling it out is anti semitism according to someone below
We’re so cooked
Gotta ask. Where the fuck were AOC and Bernie during? This was a high profile election. Them not endorsing Kat speaks volumes.
Im kind of wondering if Darren Bailey is actually a democratic operative lmao as long as he exists republicans cant beg for a win
A reminder for everyone in this thread that no matter how evil AIPAC is, no amount of money from them can beat voters simply liking one candidate more than another. Blaming AIPAC for a loss can only go so far.
Look, Biss is a decent progressive candidate and it looks like the most progressive candidate is winning the senate primary. AIPAC is sweeping everywhere else but they can’t keep doing this infinite spending shit forever and they probably had the advantage of the primaries happening early enough in the year that their opposition couldn’t coalesce.
[Krishnamoorthi could be the next coming of Obama and I’d still want him to lose just for this.](https://bsky.app/profile/royalpratt.bsky.social/post/3mhc5n4qzw22m) After all he put his finance staff through.
I dont really know how much this wouldve affected things but Bushra picking up 5% feels significant when its basically the Kat vs Biss margin. Those AIPAC ads Bushra denounced did work for her not sure why she didnt drop out when Tlaib and Omar endorsed Kat.
Stratton is running away with this.
And I’m still holding out hope for a narrow win for Kat, but I’m ready for a 2-4 point loss.
How come in 2026 people still believe what PACs tell them on tv???
First votes in out of HD79 in PA, R+5.6 currently. Presumably it’s only mail-ins that have been counted so far and this is the Dem. high water mark. HD193 has yet to report.