Polling Average
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34.0%
22.3%
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11.6%
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Illinois Democratic Senate nominee?
$1.5M
MAR 18, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age52 years old (Jul 19, 1973)
GenderMale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundAttorney
EducationPrinceton University (B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering; certificate in public and international affairs)
Notable personal detailsSubramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi is an American attorney and politician who has represented Illinois’s 8th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2017. Raised in Peoria, Illinois, he earned a mechanical engineering degree from Princeton University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Before Congress, he worked in Illinois state government roles including Special Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Treasurer, and later led research-oriented small businesses.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeting tax breaks for wealthy firms/financiers and ending specific industry tax preferences to finance investments; proposes tax credits for workforce training and education affordability measures to help working- and middle-class families.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and protecting government healthcare programs (Medicare and Medicaid), pursuing legislative reforms to lower prescription drug costs and increase transparency of pharmacy benefit managers, and preserving access to care rather than privatization. Advocates bipartisan bills to stabilize Medicare reimbursement and to rein in PBMs to reduce patient costs and protect independent pharmacies.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanding legal immigration pathways (including significant increases to H‑1B visas), protecting young long-term visa holders (Documented Dreamers), restricting privatized immigration enforcement, and opposes expansion of aggressive DHS/ICE enforcement practices. Advocates reforms that increase legal immigration opportunities while limiting certain enforcement measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive healthcare, has co-sponsored federal legislation to safeguard abortion access and coverage, and has spoken against restrictive state bans such as Texas S.B.8.
Climate & Energy
Supports protecting the environment, growing a green economy, and renewable energy development; opposes weakening the EPA and has acted to uphold U.S. commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded background checks, reinstating a federal assault-weapons ban, and other regulations to reduce gun violence; has sponsored legislation to create a federal three-business-day waiting period for handgun purchases. Backed federal background-check expansion votes and has promoted evidence-based measures to reduce firearm homicides and suicides.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMay 19, 2026
Raja Krishnamoorthi is in the news because he lost the Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate primary to Juliana Stratton. Final vote totals show him finishing second, well behind Stratton, after a competitive race. Reports also noted heavy outside spending in the contest, including support from the crypto industry for Krishnamoorthi.
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Articles
SLShaw Local Enewspapers25 days ago
Will County’s official March 2026 primary election results
Neutral
SLShaw Local Enewspapers29 days ago
Grundy County’s official March 2026 primary election results
Neutral
SLShaw Local Enewspapers29 days ago
Kane County’s official March 2026 primary election results
Negative
SLShaw Local Enewspapers2 months ago
Stratton talks about Trump strategy, impact of two women of color in the Senate: ‘People are fed up’
Negative
Polls
Illinois Democratic Senate nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Illinois Democratic Senate nominee?
Endorsers of Raja Krishnamoorthi for Illinois Democratic Senate nominee?
Cryptocurrency industry groups
Public endorsement
Cryptocurrency industry groups endorsed Raja Krishnamoorthi in the Illinois Senate primary.
Downstate Democrats
Public figure
Downstate Democrats endorsed Raja Krishnamoorthi in the Illinois Senate race.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$17.1M
$12.8M
$8.6M
$4.3M
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$8.5M
$11.2M
$5.7M
$239.1K
Cycle 2024
$10.9M
$17.1M
$5.0M
$207.2K
Cycle 2026
$3.9M
$225.5K
$20.8M
$1.4M
Source: FEC