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Democrat Juliana Stratton faces Don Tracy, former GOP chair, in Senate battle for Dick Durbin's seat

Although the numbers are in Stratton’s favor in blue Illinois, she says she’s not taking anything for granted. Tracy says he's running to "bring a voice and bring hope" to Republicans in the state.

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Chicago Sun-Times· Oct 14, 10:30 AMDemocrat Juliana Stratton faces Don Tracy, former GOP chair, in Senate battle for Dick Durbin's seat

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Juliana Stratton leans on primary winLt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate nomination with fiery anti-Trump ads and progressive stands. Now the heavy favorite against Republican Don Tracy, the former mediator is running a far quieter campaign.

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What to know about the U.S. Senate race to replace Sen. Dick DurbinLt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who has served alongside Gov. JB Pritzker since 2018, faces Don Tracy, the former chair of the Illinois Republican Party. Whitfield Harrington Jr. is the independent candidate.

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State senate candidate Jared Ploger makes his pitch for the 42ndThe Democratic candidate for Illinois Senate District 33 in the Nov. 3 general election, Jared Ploger, presented his agenda at a recent forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County.

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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's run for U.S. Senate is attracting lobbyists' campaign cashSome lobbyists who gave to her campaign work for firms that lobby the state of Illinois.

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Editorial: Don Tracy and Julianna Stratton, running for Senate in the darkening shadow of Donald TrumpSenate candidate Julianna Stratton is to the far left of her party; Don Tracy is on the moderate wing of the Republican Party, but hardly a Republican revolutionary.

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