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Illinois · U.S. Senate · 2026

Illinois Senate race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois Senate race

S Krishnamoorthi has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Illinois Senate race, 2026 report raising $23.9M between them. S Krishnamoorthi reports $12.2M and Juliana Stratton reports $5.4M, a gap of $6.8M. Of what S Krishnamoorthi reports, 90% came from individuals and 4% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

SK

S Krishnamoorthi

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

90% individuals4% PACs6% other
$12M
raised
Juliana Stratton

Juliana Stratton

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 8% from PACs.

91% individuals8% PACs1% other
$5.4M
raised
DT

Don Tracy

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $1.5M on hand from $2.5M raised.

16% individuals0% PACs84% other
$2.5M
raised
Robin Kelly

Robin Kelly

D
D · challenger

80% from individuals, 17% from PACs, and 3% from other sources.

80% individuals17% PACs3% other
$1.3M
raised
JE

Jeannie Evans

R
R · challenger

17% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 83% from other sources.

17% individuals0% PACs83% other
$1.3M
raised
SB

Steve Botsford

D
D · challenger

3% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 97% from other sources.

3% individuals0% PACs97% other
$373K
raised
CC

Casimer Chlebek

R
R · challenger

40% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 60% from other sources.

40% individuals0% PACs60% other
$202K
raised
KR

Kevin Ryan

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

92% individuals0% PACs8% other
$139K
raised
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JD

Jonathan Dean

D
D · challenger

41% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 59% from other sources.

41% individuals0% PACs59% other
$124K
raised
WH

Whitfield Harrington

I
I · challenger

34% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 66% from other sources.

34% individuals0% PACs66% other
$101K
raised
AD

Adam Delgado

D
D · challenger

21% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 79% from other sources.

21% individuals0% PACs79% other
$59K
raised
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $1.0M on hand from $45K raised.

71% individuals16% PACs13% other
$45K
raised
AB

Awisi Bustos

D
D · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$42K
raised
JG

John Goodman

R
R · challenger

71% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 29% from other sources.

71% individuals0% PACs29% other
$29K
raised
PL

Pamela Long

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

89% individuals0% PACs11% other
$25K
raised
BM

Bryan Maxwell

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$22K
raised
CS

Christopher Swann

D
D · challenger

44% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 54% from other sources.

44% individuals2% PACs54% other
$18K
raised
CC

Cary Capparelli

R
R · challenger

63% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 37% from other sources.

63% individuals0% PACs37% other
$13K
raised
SS

Steven Schwartzberg

No party · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

97% individuals0% PACs3% other
$6K
raised
JS

Jump Shepherd

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$4K
raised
DB

Douglas Bennett

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $2K on hand from $1K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$1K
raised
AR

Adair Rodriquez

D
D · challenger

45% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 55% from other sources.

45% individuals0% PACs55% other
$236
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Labor / Unions$2K
Real Estate & Construction$1K
Small donors & unclassified$1K
Health & Pharma$1K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION · pac$2K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$1K
  • DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) · pac$1K
  • GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC · pac$1K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

75%20%
5% PACs75% individuals20% other

The incumbent's record

Richard J. Durbin is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2016)
$1.9M
$1.9M - $1.9M. up $1.0M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Ranking Member
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Labor / Unions$2K
Real Estate & Construction$1K
Small donors & unclassified$1K
Health & Pharma$1K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

S Krishnamoorthi
D · challenger
SK
vs
Juliana Stratton
Juliana Stratton
D · challenger
$12M
Raised
$5.4M
$75K
Cash on hand
$1.1M
4%
From PACs
8%
90%
From individuals
91%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No