State Senate District 11
State Senate District 11; Utah
My vote power
Above average
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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 127,987 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,392,331 ÷ 127,987) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.15, measured against a statewide vote in UT (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.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
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
Brooks Benson is a small-business owner and consultant with 18 years in technology, operations, and energy infrastructure. He wants roads, schools, and utilities built before new housing is approved, and clear limits on police surveillance data.
Forward · Incumbent · declared
Emily Buss is a nonprofit executive director from Eagle Mountain who joined the Utah Legislature in December 2025. She sits on her city's library advisory board and works on transportation, infrastructure, and housing costs for west-side communities.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 3 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Data Privacy 1 for, 1 against,
Sources: vote.utah.gov2