State Senator
State Senate District 13; Ohio
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 · 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 368,267 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 368,267) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.03, measured against a statewide vote in OH (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
Republican nominee for Ohio State Senate District 13 in 2026. Former Ohio State Senator and State Representative from Lorain County; a former teacher.
Records: Corporate Accountability 3 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Civil Rights 2 against,
Democratic · declared
Democratic nominee for Ohio State Senate District 13 in 2026. Serves in the Ohio House of Representatives representing a Lorain County district; a former teacher.
Records: Corporate Accountability 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Civil Rights 1 for,
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