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State Senator District 56

November 8, 2022 general · the primary

The district

214,990people
$70,189median household incomeIllinois: $83,390
$155,600median home valueIllinois: $263,300
70%of homes lived in by their ownerIllinois: 67%
30%of adults with a bachelor's degree or moreIllinois: 38%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), on the district lines in use since 2022.

🔓 Contribution limits are off in this race (board determination): the State Board of Elections lifted them, so every candidate here can take contributions of any size.

CandidateVotesRaisedTheir ownSpentCash on handLarge since last report
Kris Tharp Dincumbent35,843
100%
$2,713,465—$2,605,368$530—
Erica Harriss R37,459
100%
$2,264,660—$1,754,102$16,771—

Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2021. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (December 31, 2022). Large since last report: $1,000-plus contributions reported on A-1s since that report (included in Raised).

Votes: official totals from the State Board of Elections; the share is of the votes cast in that party's primary.

Outside spending

$92,132 reported by other committees as independent expenditures for or against this race's candidates. The candidates don't control it.

AgainstCandidateFor
$52,338
$39,794
SpenderFor / againstAmount
INCS Action Independent Committee
2022-10-17 – 2022-11-14
for Erica Harriss$52,338
INCS Action Independent Committee
2022-10-21 – 2022-11-01
against Kris Tharp$39,794