Progressive Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic Senate primary race

Stratton, a progressive with the support of the governor, JB Pritzker, won the race to succeed Dick Durbin

Juliana Stratton, the Illinois lieutenant governor, won the Democratic primary race to succeed Illinois’ US Senator Dick Durbin, beating out US Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.

With nearly 90% of the vote tallied, Stratton was leading Krishnamoorthi by more than six percentage points on Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press.

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