State Senator District 20
State Senate District 20; Michigan
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 264,353 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 264,353) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.82, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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
Paw Paw attorney and law firm partner who sits on the village Downtown Development Authority board and led the county bar association. He backs lower taxes, road spending accountability and a focus on core school subjects.
Republican · declared
Curtis Clark is a Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 20, an open southwest Michigan seat. He is from Allegan.
Democratic · declared
Retired lawyer from Paw Paw Township who worked in Michigan courts as an assistant prosecutor and a family court referee. He backs higher teacher pay, wider pre-K access, vocational training and more affordable housing.
Republican · declared
Kenny Clevenger is a Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 20, an open southwest Michigan seat. He is from South Haven.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 2 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com