Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. Senator

What this job does

One of Illinois' two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years. source: usa.gov

Dick Durbin (Democrat) holds this seat today and is not running again. Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) holds the other seat, which is not up this year.

Juliana Stratton DemocraticLieutenant governor; lawyer
Don Tracy RepublicanAttorney and businessman
Whitfield Harrington Jr American Center PartyPastor

Candidates in the order the Illinois State Board of Elections lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order. Some write-in candidates are certified; their names are not printed on the ballot.