Erica Harriss
State Senator, Illinois Senate District 56 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois Senate District 56 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — Candidate List, General Election 11/3/2026: 56TH SENATE · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Illinois Senate District 56 covers
Covers parts of Madison County and St. Clair County.
Includes Granite City, Edwardsville (part), Alton, Collinsville, Madison (part), Pontoon Beach, Glen Carbon (part), Fairview Heights (part), Roxana, Wood River, Bethalto (part), Caseyville (part) and 9 more.
187 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
Results
Certified results for Illinois Senate District 56
State Senator, District 56
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Conway HarrissRepublican | Republican | 37,459 | 51.1% |
| Kris TharpDemocrat | Democrat | 35,843 | 48.9% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois Senate District 56
- Marsia Geldert-MurpheyDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Erica yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Oct 4, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_3x9ry4b88.
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