Illinois State Senator, 56th Legislative District
State Senate District 56; Illinois
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 68 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 214,990 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(12,694,798 ÷ 214,990) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.85, measured against a statewide vote in IL (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Erica Harriss has served in the Illinois Senate since 2023 and is the minority spokesperson on its local government committee. She served six years on the Madison County Board and owns a small business.
Records: Corporate Accountability 6 for, Public Education Quality 4 for, Environment and Public Health 3 for,
Democratic · declared
Marsia Geldert-Murphey is a licensed civil engineer and engineering executive with more than three decades in transportation, infrastructure, utility, and rail work. She served as the American Society of Civil Engineers' 2024 president.
Sources: elections.il.gov2 · multistate.us