State House District 36
State House District 36; 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 · 70 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 42,063 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 ÷ 42,063) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.29, 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
Democratic · declared
A Taylorsville father with a political science degree from Utah State University. He wants to cut the cost of living for working families and to protect workers' rights and the Great Salt Lake.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Insurance agency owner, a state lawmaker since 2003 and now Speaker Pro Tempore. He served on the Taylorsville City Council and focuses on keeping taxes low and on curbing predatory lending.
Records: Environment and Public Health 5 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 4 against, Housing Affordability 5 for,
Sources: vote.utah.gov2