November 3, 2026Updated daily

Illinois Senate

Stratton wins 99 of 100 simulated elections

The simulation rates Illinois safe Democratic. The middle simulated result is D+16.0, and 8 in 10 fall between D+7.6 and D+24.5.

DEM WINS

REP WINS

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of 100 simulations, 3 Nov

Juliana Stratton (D) vs. Don Tracy (R)

If the election were today: Stratton, 99 in 100

Beside the benchmarks

Our simulation, Nov. 3Stratton 99 in 100
Statistics only, no simulationStratton 99 in 100
Prediction marketsStratton 98%
Poll averageD+13.2
Cook Political ReportSafe D

The spread

100 of the 40,000 simulated elections

Each dot is one simulated election, placed by its margin.

R+40TIED+40← TRACY WINSSTRATTON WINS →

Margin

Our range beside the poll average

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the dot is the middle result.

R+25TIED+25Simulation, Nov. 3If the election were todayStatistics onlyPoll average

Over time

Stratton's chance in 100

The shaded band is the toss-up zone, 45 to 55.

The 3 Nov forecastIf the election were today
025507510012 Oct13 Oct99

What moved it

The news, as the voter personas reacted to it

No story moved this race today. It runs on statistics, with the biggest stories on watch.

What the news is worth.All news so far moves the Nov. 3 margin by D+0.2 (0.1 from switching, 0.1 from turnout). If news matters less, Stratton wins 99 in 100; if it matters more, 99.

Other close races

Juliana Stratton is the Democrat. Incumbent retiring. How the simulation works

Social simulation, not a pollTue, 13 Oct 2026