State Representative, District 50
State House District 50; Florida
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 · 72 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 190,559 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 190,559) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.03, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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
- 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
No Party Affiliation · declared
Jarvis Washington is a no-party-affiliation candidate for Florida House District 50 (Lakeland) in the 2026 general election. He has not previously held elected office.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Jennifer Canady is a former educator who has served in the Florida House since 2022 and chairs its education and employment committee. House Republicans have designated her the presumptive speaker for 2028-2029, which would make her the chamber's first woman leader.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, 1 against, Housing Affordability 2 for, Public Education Quality 2 for,
Democratic · declared
Ricky Santiago is the Democratic nominee for Florida House District 50 (Polk County/Lakeland) in the 2026 general election, challenging incumbent Republican Jennifer Canady. He has not previously held elected office.
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com