State Representative - District No. 18
State House District 18; Arizona
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
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: Normal · 65 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 244,209 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 244,209) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.75, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (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.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Chris Mathis is an Arizona state representative, elder-law attorney, and professor of practice at the University of Arizona law school, where he teaches health-care law and aging. He serves on the Natural Resources, Energy and Water; Ethics; Health and Human Services; and Rules committees.
Records: Environment and Public Health 4 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 3 for, 1 against, Healthcare Affordability 3 for,
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Nancy Gutierrez serves as the Assistant Minority Leader in the Arizona State House of Representatives and was elected in 2022. She serves as the Ranking Member on Education.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against,
Sources: apps.arizona.vote · azsos.gov