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Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board Member

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, Alaska

My vote power

High

Election date

October 6, 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 13,768 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(735,706 ÷ 13,768) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.39, measured against a statewide vote in AK (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, 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

  • Deciding how school district money is spent
  • Picking the superintendent
  • Choosing curriculum, within state rules

Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,

Candidates

Nonpartisan · declared

Frances Klein is an Alaskan poet, teacher, and editor whose work includes the poetry collection Another Life and the literary sampler Flight.

Nonpartisan · declared

Marissa Medford is a Ketchikan-area municipal administrator with experience coordinating community infrastructure and policy projects.

Nonpartisan · declared

Rob Holston is a Ketchikan tourism-business owner and community member who has spoken on local school and community issues.

Nonpartisan · declared

Vicki OBrien is a Ketchikan community member.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against

Source: kgbak.us