State House District 26
State House District 26; Utah
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 · 69 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 46,995 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,392,331 ÷ 46,995) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.78, measured against a statewide vote in UT (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
Matt MacPherson took office in 2023 after Salt Lake County Republican delegates chose him to fill a vacancy. He argues for limited government spending, less regulation of business, and living within the state's means.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, 5 against, Environment and Public Health 2 for, 2 against, Corporate Accountability 2 against,
Democratic · declared
Michael Finch ran small businesses on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley for 28 years and gives citizen oversight of the West Valley City police. He wants to end state tax on Social Security and fully fund neighborhood schools.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: vote.utah.gov2