See live results from the 2026 Illinois Governor primary election as Republican and Democratic votes are counted by candidate and county.

Illinois' heavily Democratic tilt means statewide candidates and those in the Chicago area and its suburbs are favored to win in November.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, heavily favored to succeed Senator Richard J. Durbin, heads a group of Democrats in deep-blue Illinois aiming to take over for party mainstays.

The Illinois governor sank money and political capital into an open Democratic Senate primary and came out a winner alongside ...

Ms. Stratton, a Democrat whose viral campaign ad featured voters’ profane views of Mr. Trump, said her campaign’s aggressive ...

The races were also testing grounds for some of the biggest issues facing the Democratic Party, from support for Israel to immigration enforcement and the cryptocurrency and AI industries.

Juliana Stratton is likely to become the 6th Black woman senator in U.S. history after winning her primary with an aggressive ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary race but vows not to support Chuck Schumer as majority ...

If elected in November, the Illinois lieutenant governor will become only the sixth Black woman to serve in the U.S.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s win in the Senate Democratic primary was also a win for Gov. JB Pritzker, while big-spending groups got mixed results in Tuesday’s contests.

Juliana Stratton, who serves as JB Pritzker's lieutenant governor, is seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat currently filled by Dick Durbin.

Illinois voters will choose nominees for a full slate of offices in a state primary Tuesday. Topping the ballot is the race to succeed Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.