State Senator, District 26
State Senate District 26; New York
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 · 69 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 315,682 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(19,852,366 ÷ 315,682) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.14, measured against a statewide vote in NY (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 · Incumbent · declared
Brooklyn state senator and Budget and Revenue Committee chair focused on hospital costs, worker rights, affordability, transportation, street safety, higher education, and online child safety.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 10 for, Corporate Accountability 9 for, Labor Rights 9 for,
Republican · declared
Retired NYPD detective investigator, Navy veteran, and Bay Ridge parent focused on public safety, lower taxes, schools and afterschool programs, veterans, first responders, and government accountability.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, Public Education Quality 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for,
Sources: elections.ny.gov2