State Senator, Legislative District 36
State Senate District 36; Maryland
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 · 67 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 138,541 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 ÷ 138,541) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.57, 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
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Steve Hershey is the incumbent Republican Maryland State Senator representing Legislative District 36. His official campaign site and Maryland election records identify his Senate service and 2026 candidacy.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, 10 against, Civil Rights 8 against, Corporate Accountability 1 for, 6 against,
Democratic · declared
Nivek Johnson is the Democratic nominee listed in Maryland’s official 2026 candidate records for State Senator, Legislative District 36. The records reviewed did not establish a current public office, office history, or candidate website.
Democratic · declared
John Queen is the Democratic nominee listed in Maryland’s official 2026 candidate records for State Senator, Legislative District 36. The records reviewed did not establish a current public office, office history, or candidate website.
Sources: elections.state.md.us · elections.maryland.gov