SENATOR IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State Senate District 19; Rhode Island
My vote power
High
Election date
September 9, 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 30,462 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,101,801 ÷ 30,462) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.58, measured against a statewide vote in RI (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
Democratic · declared
Cumberland town councilman for District 1 for the past eight years and a retired information technology manager at Amica Mutual Insurance. A 35-year town resident, he stresses curtailing state spending.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Ryan W. Pearson is the Democratic incumbent candidate for Rhode Island Senate District 19.
Records: Healthcare Affordability 2 for, Government Efficiency 1 for
Source: vote.sos.ri.gov