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flag Illinois Democrats chose nominees in six open congressional and Senate races, setting up key November battles.

flag Illinois voters selected Democratic nominees in a series of competitive primaries for six open U.S. House and Senate seats following retirements, including the Senate race to succeed Dick Durbin. flag Raja Krishnamoorthi leads in fundraising, while Juliana Stratton and Robin Kelly also compete, with Stratton backed by a $5 million super PAC funded by Governor J.B. Pritzker. flag In the 9th congressional district, a longtime safe Democratic seat, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss faces 26-year-old progressive Kat Abughazaleh in a race testing the party’s ideological direction. flag Outside spending from pro-Israel and cryptocurrency interests influenced several races, while low turnout in 2024 has officials hopeful for higher participation in 2026. flag Results are expected to set the stage for November contests in Illinois’s reliably Democratic political landscape.

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