Juliana Stratton, the Democratic candidate and the current lieutenant governor of the state of Illinois, won the election for the state senate. With this victory, for the first time in the history of the US Senate, three black women will be present in this house at the same time.

Juliana Stratton, the Democratic candidate and the current lieutenant governor of the state of Illinois, won the election for the state senate. With this victory, for the first time in the history of the US Senate, three black women will be present in this house at the same time.