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2026 Illinois Senate Election

Solid D
Open (Durbin retiring)

About this race

The current officeholder is retiring, so the seat will have a new winner. It’s considered a safe Democratic seat. Juliana Stratton, a Democrat, reports $10,675 from other pro-Israel groups.

Key issues in Illinois

Major issues facing Illinois, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Juliana Stratton Democrat Nominee

Other pro-Israel PACs $10,675no AIPAC-linked record
No AIPAC-linked FEC record. Other pro-Israel PACs: JAC, SUNPAC. Source: FEC via TrackAIPAC.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$5,906,599 raised · $4,798,641 spent · $1,107,958 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Fighting for working people: stopping Trump, lowering prices, protecting health care and food aid

Don Tracy Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,459,890 raised · $947,466 spent · $1,512,424 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Lowering the cost of living, public safety, economic opportunity, common-sense solutions, representing all of Illinois

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Juliana Stratton DDon Tracy R
Raised$5.9M$2.5M
Individuals$4.9M82%$402K16%
PACs & parties$427K7%$12K1%
Self-funded$0$2M81%
Other$619K10%$46K2%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Juliana Stratton 3398 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$5.9M
Campaign spent$4.8M
Cash on hand$1.1M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals82%
PACs / committees7%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$14K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
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  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
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  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 3398 donors. The other 3348 gave $3.7M combined.

Plus $1.2M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Juliana Stratton’s full FEC filings →

Don Tracy 248 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.5M
Campaign spent$947K
Cash on hand$1.5M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals16%
PACs / committees1%
Self-funding81%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
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  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 248 donors. The other 198 gave $138K combined.

Plus $35K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Don Tracy’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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