State Senator
State Senate District 28; Missouri
My vote power
High
Election date
August 4, 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 188,345 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,191,814 ÷ 188,345) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.14, measured against a statewide vote in MO (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
Republican · declared
Brad Pollitt brings an extensive background in public education with over 30 years of experience and works as a commercial cattle producer in Pettis County. He is a member of the Missouri Farm Bureau and campaigns on supporting family farms and businesses and standing with local law enforcement.
Records: Public Education Quality 3 for
Republican · declared
Chuck Lentz met Ronald and Nancy Reagan in 1980 during the Victory 80 Bus Tour, which he says inspired him to study the Constitution and become a teacher. He has worked as a Missouri delegate and pledges to listen to anyone and represent everyone.
Democratic · declared
Mike McCaffree is a real estate broker and an at-large officeholder of the Nevada R-V School District. Born in Nevada, Missouri, he attended Nevada High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Westminster College in 1991.
Republican · declared
Sam Alexander is an emergency room doctor and self-described political outsider rather than a career politician, who has spent his life making life-and-death decisions under pressure. A man of faith and constitutional conservative, he campaigns on restoring common sense and defending freedoms.
Sources: s1.sos.mo.gov · sos.mo.gov