Kevin Hall (Illinois)
Kevin Hall (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 56. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.
Hall completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kevin Hall earned a high school diploma from Charleston High School, a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2009, and a graduate degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2012. His career experience includes working in information technology.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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General election for Illinois State Senate District 56
Incumbent Erica Harriss (R) and Marsia Geldert-Murphey (D) are running in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 56 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Erica Harriss (R) | |
 | Marsia Geldert-Murphey (D)  | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 56
Marsia Geldert-Murphey (D) defeated Kevin Hall (D) in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 56 on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsia Geldert-Murphey | 53.5 | 7,857 |
 | Kevin Hall | 46.5 | 6,823 | |
| Total votes: 14,680 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 56
Incumbent Erica Harriss (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 56 on March 17, 2026.
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kevin Hall completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hall's responses.
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My children are the reason I’m running, I want to do whatever I can to make our community, our county, and our state the best it can be for their future. I works in Information Technology and Marketing in Edwardsville and previously spent six years at the Madison County Courthouse. First elected as an Edwardsville Township Trustee in 2017 as a write-in candidate, I was elected Township Supervisor in 2021.
As Township Supervisor, I made helping people and improving the community my mission. I expanded support and funding for critical local programs, including Main Street’s Meals on Wheels, GlenEd Food Pantry, Brown Bag Buddies, Overnight Warming Locations, and Back-to-School backpack drives.
I also led new efforts to address loneliness, isolation, and mental health by launching free Soup Socials and open gym programs. To support young families, we created a diaper bank and implemented twelve weeks of paid parental leave for Township employees.
All of this was accomplished on a tight budget which allowed our final tax levy as Supervisor to be the lowest tax rate for Edwardsville Township in over 30 years.
In my free time, I’m a huge sports fan, Illini athletics are top of the list along with St. Louis City & Cardinals. I play soccer, tennis, and basketball and am a runner having run a couple marathons.- My priority will be making life more affordable for families across our district and Illinois. I know how challenging rising prices have become, from housing to everyday expenses. I will focus on bringing down costs and advancing real property tax relief so people can keep more of what they earn and feel secure about the future.
- I will make improving our water supply a priority so we don’t have to worry for years about PFAS, brown water, and cancer causing chemicals coming out of our kitchen faucet every day. Water is an essential piece to life, and being told you'll have to drink from bottles for 3-4 years is not acceptable.
- I will work to continue improving our public education system. My mom was a fourth grade public school teacher, so the value of a great educational system and high quality teachers and staff was rooted early in life. I will make sure our schools are well funded and provided the tools to best educate students across the state. Our children are our future and education is the silver bullet to pursuing the American Dream.
Education is of major importance to me, from being raised by a teacher to now having three children who will attending Illinois schools for potentially the next 20 years.
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Personal PAC
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 6, 2026
