The joy of a big primary win remains, but Stratton said a new battle is beginning.
"This is going to be a real campaign. I don't take anything for granted," Stratton said.
Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tracy believes if he can raise enough money, he has a reasonable shot at defeating Stratton in a knee-deep blue state.
"She seems to be pretty far left. There is a lot of independent swing voters out there that I think are not going to like some of her positions," Tracy said.
Stratton has suggested defunding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $25.
Illinois primary: US Senate race set between Juliana Stratton, Don Tracy
"We should give people a livable wage. That's what I'm going to, I'm going to fight for. I hope Don Tracy thinks that people deserve a livable wage, not just the bare minimum," Stratton said.
Tracy is painting Stratton as a Democratic Socialist. He says, while her progressive positions may play well in Chicago, they will not throughout the state.
But, Stratton cemented her Democratic primary win by doing well downstate and in suburban Cook County.
"Everything that I have campaigned on didn't come from me. It didn't come from consultants. It came from listening to people, listening to the everyday people of Illinois, who say, 'I want someone to fight for me,'" Stratton said.
And for Stratton, it will be a fight against Tracy and President Donald Trump. While Tracy says he will not rubber stamp everything the president does, he supports many of his policies, including the Iran war. Tracy blames the housing crisis on migrants, high health care costs on Obamacare and increased retail prices on shoplifting.
"Talk to clerks. People say they can't do anything about it. Shoplifting has increased the retail cost of almost everything you can carry out of store," Tracy said.
Similar to the primary, Super Political Action Committees are likely to pour money into the race. Tracy supports the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United that allows unlimited spending from groups, corporations and unions.