Januario Ortega
Januario Ortega (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.
Ortega completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Januario Ortega earned a high school diploma from Kelvyn Park High School. His career experience includes working in healthcare.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026
United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Republican primary)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. Senate Illinois
Juliana Stratton, Don Tracy, Tyrone Muhammad, and Anthony Smith are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Juliana Stratton (D) | |
 | Don Tracy (R)  | |
 | Tyrone Muhammad (Independent) | |
| Anthony Smith (Independent) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Austin Mink (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Juliana Stratton | 40.0 | 461,127 |
 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | 33.2 | 383,103 | |
 | Robin Kelly | 18.2 | 210,450 | |
 | Kevin Ryan | 4.9 | 57,120 | |
 | Bryan Maxwell | 0.8 | 9,199 | |
 | Sean Brown | 0.7 | 7,504 | |
 | Awisi Bustos | 0.6 | 7,438 | |
 | Christopher Swann | 0.6 | 7,214 | |
 | Jonathan Dean | 0.5 | 6,144 | |
 | Steve Botsford Jr. | 0.4 | 4,877 | |
 | Adam Delgado (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 1,154,176 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stanley Leavell (D)
- Robert Palmer (D)
- Jump Shepherd (D)
- Anthony Williams (D)
- Adair Rodriquez (D)
- Dick Durbin (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Tracy | 40.0 | 140,901 |
 | Jeannie Evans | 22.3 | 78,712 | |
 | Casey Chlebek | 11.5 | 40,437 | |
 | R. Cary Capparelli | 11.1 | 39,023 | |
 | Pamela Denise Long | 9.8 | 34,694 | |
 | Jimmy Lee Tillman II | 5.3 | 18,834 | |
 | Max Rice (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 352,601 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lloyd Jones (R)
- Panagioti Bartzis (R)
- CaSándra Claiborne (R)
- John Goodman (R)
- Doug Bennett (R)
- Januario Ortega (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Januario Ortega completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ortega's responses.
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I have been educated at IIT, Yale and Wilbur Wright College. CRSS, IPT and Connected Leadership are some of my accomplishments.
I love to travel, play Chess and read books.- Liberty.
- Tough on crime.
- Create jobs.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 7, 2026
