The progressive candidate was behind Krishnamoorthi until she got an infusion of cash from Governor Pritzker<\/p>\n
Illinois lieutenant governor Juliana Stratton won the Democratic primary race to succeed Illinois\u2019 US senator Dick Durbin in Washington, beating out US representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.<\/p>\n
Stratton, a progressive with the support of governor JB Pritzker, had been behind Krishnamoorthi in polling until recent weeks, when an infusion of cash from Pritzker and hardening sentiment on immigration pushed aside the relatively moderate congressman. Stratton also faced competition on her left from congresswoman Robin Kelly, which threatened to split the progressive vote.<\/p>\n
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