Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters select someone to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Here’s a look at candidates in the race.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.,is running for the senate seat held by longtime lawmaker Sen. Dick Durbin, who recently announced that he would not seek another term.

Durbin, 80, is in his fifth Senate term and was first elected to the House in 1982. His decision not to run will set off a scramble for his Senate seat in solidly Democratic Illinois and for his ...

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois has announced his bid to run for Senate in 2026, confirming speculations that he would join the quickly expanding field of primary competitors looking to win ...

WASHINGTON - Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday he is endorsing his Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate, just two days after Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, 80 ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade ...

Barack Obama says he wouldn't have been a U.S. senator or president without the support of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who has announced he's not seeking reelection.

Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, won’t seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026. By Associated Press. April 23, 2025. Share. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. ...

FILE - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., with ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, swears in Assistant Attorney ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career representing Illinois and accelerating a generational ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career representing Illinois and accelerating a generational ...