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Three Black women have never served in the Senate at once. Tuesday, Illinois could change that
Juliana Stratton would be the fifth Black woman elected to the chamber and the sixth to serve in it
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Juliana Stratton would be the fifth Black woman elected to the chamber and the sixth to serve in it
The Jacksonville Democrat was outspent roughly 11 to 1 in the Senate race, and Black turnout in her home county lagged white turnout by 18 points in 2022