Juliana Stratton’s strong suburban and downstate numbers helped fuel her Senate primary victory

Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won 44 of Chicago’s 50 wards — and was overwhelmingly supported by Black, Latino and white voters in the city.She also performed well in suburban Cook County and downstate Illinois, two areas that helped cement her victory.In the waning weeks of the contentious Senate campaign, three pro-Raja Krishnamoorthi super PACs tried to boost U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly in order to steer votes away from Stratton, a strategy that didn’t quite work.In Chicago, Stratton had 50.04% of support from voters in majority-Black wards compared to Kelly’s 27.92% and Krishnamoorthi’s 15.93%. Stratton also led voters in majority-Latino wards 40.99% to Krishnamoorthi’s 23.74% and Kelly’s 24.22%. In wards with majority non-Latino white voters, Stratton led 40.74% to Kelly’s 22.05% and Krishnamoorthi’s 22.19%. In wards where no racial or ethnic group made up more than 50% of the population, Stratton led with 43.42%, according to a WBEZ analysis of election results.Stratton had 43.94% of the vote in Chicago, followed by Kelly with 24.74%. and Krishnamoorthi with 22.88%. In suburban Cook County, Stratton had a tiny lead over Krishnamoorthi — 35.94% over 35.42%, with Kelly at 21.04%. Stratton also led with the downstate vote, 41.42% with Krishnamoorthi at 36.42% and Kelly at 10.94%.Krishnamoorthi, a congressman from Schaumburg, led in the collar counties, 40.96% to Stratton’s 38.57%. Krishnamoorthi also won a number of downstate counties, particularly in the northwest and western parts of the state, many places where the number of Democratic voters are dwarfed by those found in…

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