Minnesota State Senate, District 18
State Senate District 18; Minnesota
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 · 69 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 85,982 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,739,445 ÷ 85,982) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.41, measured against a statewide vote in MN (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
Republican · declared
Jackie Henry is a Republican candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 18 (2024) in 2026.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Incumbent · declared
Nick Frentz serves in the Minnesota Senate and is a partner at the Mankato law firm Maschka, Riedy, Ries, and Frentz. He holds a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Infrastructure 1 for,
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov