State Senator
State Senate District 46; Maryland
My vote power
High
Election date
June 23, 2026 · Primary 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 116,732 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 116,732) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.36, measured against a statewide vote in MD (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
Bill Ferguson
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
Bill Ferguson is a Democratic Maryland state senator representing District 46 in Baltimore City and President of the Maryland Senate.
Records: Environment and Public Health 18 for, Civil Rights 17 for, Corporate Accountability 12 for,
Bobby LaPin
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Bobby LaPin is a South Baltimore small-business owner and a 2026 Democratic candidate for Maryland State Senate District 46.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 against, Civil Rights 1 for
Emmanuel Digman
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Baltimore engineer, former National Security Agency employee, Air National Guard veteran, and Republican Central Committee member. His background includes mechanical engineering, computer science, and strategic intelligence.
Records: Gun Control 2 against
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Bill Ferguson (Democratic), Emmanuel Digman (Republican)
Source: elections.maryland.gov · researched September 12, 2026
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