Illinois holds primary elections to replace retiring Senator Dick Durbin
Illinois voters cast ballots in primary elections to choose nominees for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Dick Durbin after five terms. The Democratic primary features Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly along with Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, while the Republican primary includes former state party chair Don Tracy among others. The race was disrupted by controversy over a claimed posthumous endorsement from civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 17% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
PBS NewsHour
The Hill
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Examiner
What to expect in the Illinois Democratic primary to replace Dick Durbin
controversy-focused drama
PBS NewsHour
What to expect in the Illinois state primary
comprehensive election preview
First to report
- PBS NewsHourfirst
- Washington Examiner+18.8 h
- The Hill+28.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage splits between focusing on Jesse Jackson endorsement controversy versus treating it as routine primary coverage. The Examiner leads with the disputed endorsement drama, while PBS and The Hill frame it as standard election preview.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“What to expect in the Illinois state primary”
“Live results: Illinois Senate GOP primary”
“What to expect in the Illinois Democratic primary to replace Dick Durbin”
7 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Disputed
Krishnamoorthi holds a fundraising advantage over the rest of the Senate field.
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