State Senate District 23
State Senate District 23; Utah
My vote power
Above average
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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 115,270 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 ÷ 115,270) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.63, 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.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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
Provo native who has served in the Utah Legislature since 2007, after a career as a teacher and school administrator. He works on limited government spending and on education.
Records: Civil Rights 3 for, 6 against, Environment and Public Health 3 for, 6 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 5 for,
Democratic · declared
High school band teacher in Orem with eight years in the classroom and a music education degree from Brigham Young University. He works on school funding, health care access, and lowering everyday costs.
Sources: vote.utah.gov2