2026 elections · Illinois

Illinois U.S. Senate

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid Democratic (Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Other party

Whitfield Harrington, Jr.

Raised
$137,950
From individuals
$61,200
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$76,749
Cash on hand
$22,299
Debts
$74,050

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Juliana Stratton

Raised
$5,906,599
From individuals
$4,860,706
From PACs and other committees
$426,634
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,107,958
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $9,071,138 to support and $10,354,588 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through March 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

113 committees reported giving $481,560 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Don Tracy

Raised
$4,145,964
From individuals
$570,888
From PACs and other committees
$22,175
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$3,500,000
Cash on hand
$1,145,406
Debts
$3,500,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

3 committees reported giving $11,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Whitfield Harrington, Jr.Other party$137,950$22,299$0$0
Juliana StrattonDemocrat$5,906,599$1,107,958$9,071,138$10,354,588
Don TracyRepublican$4,145,964$1,145,406$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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