Juliana Stratton
Photo: Sgt. Trenton Fouche, Public domain
DemocratNot in office · last served 2018Won the 2026 general by 24.3

Juliana Stratton

Last held office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 5 (2016–2018). Won the 2026 race for U.S. Senate in Illinois.

Last office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 5Born 1965Lawyer

Last margin
+24.3
Won 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Stratton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Stratton has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Stratton won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026U.S. Senate in IllinoisGeneralWonDon Tracy (R), Whitfield Harrington Jr. (I)61.4%D+24.3$7.2MD+11.1+13.2
2016Illinois House of Representatives, District 5GeneralWonUnopposed100%———

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$7.2M
Spent
$5.7M
Cash
$1.5M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

JULIANA FOR ILLINOIS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Stratton has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Stratton has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 4 polls; Stratton’s best result was 58% (U.S. Senate in Illinois).

Stratton’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Stratton

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET