For Member of the Legislature
State Senate District 16; Nebraska
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 · 68 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 38,394 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,978,707 ÷ 38,394) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.22, measured against a statewide vote in NE (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
Nonpartisan · declared
Cindy Chatt of Tekamah owns a farm-to-table restaurant and has worked in rural economic development. She wants steady property tax relief, more support for small businesses and main streets, and better schools and child care.
Nonpartisan · declared
Ted Japp of Blair practiced chiropractic for 33 years as a small-business owner and served on the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District board. He wants lasting property tax relief and more support for farmers and rural towns.
Sources: sos.nebraska.gov23