CHICAGO (CN) — When longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced his retirement, 11 candidates entered the Democratic primary for the Illinois seat. Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly quickly emerged as the front-runners, but it was Stratton who triumphed Tuesday.
As of 10:30 p.m. Central Time, with 90% of the votes counted, Stratton had 39% of the vote. Krishnamoorthi was in second place with 33% of the vote, and Kelly in third with 18%.
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