If 3 Black women run for US Senate, will that split the vote?
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 7, 2025
Three’s a crowd. That is what is ahead in Illinois’ Democratic primary contest to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Three African American women are expected to enter a crowded 2026 race.
A day after Durbin announced his retirement, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton bolted out of the gate to announce she is in. Within days, she had nailed down endorsements from her political partner, Gov. JB Pritzker, and Tammy Duckworth, Illinois’ junior senator. Stratton is looking . . .
