State Senator District 31
State Senate District 31; Michigan
My vote power
High
Election date
August 4, 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 · 66 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 269,589 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 269,589) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.73, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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 Navy veteran and nonprofit worker from Holland, elected in a recall as the first Democrat to represent his Ottawa County district. Priorities are affordable housing and modernizing zoning and building rules.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 for
Republican · declared
A Grand Valley State graduate who founded Pure POS, a Michigan company serving hundreds of hospitality businesses. Priorities are state spending, property tax reform and community safety.
Records: Women's Reproductive Rights 1 against
Democratic · declared
Keagan Host is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 31, an open Ottawa-Muskegon seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Republican · declared
Kevin J. Maas is a Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 31, an open Ottawa-Muskegon seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Republican · declared
Michael J. Markey Jr. is a Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 31, an open Ottawa-Muskegon seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com