State Senator, District 8
State Senate District 8; Missouri
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 182,128 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 ÷ 182,128) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.3, measured against a statewide vote in MO (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
Republican · declared
Jon Patterson is the Missouri State Representative for District 30 and Speaker of the Missouri House. A physician and former general surgeon, he was first elected to the House in 2018 and is seeking Senate District 8.
Records: Women's Reproductive Rights 2 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 1 for, Gun Control 1 against,
Democratic · declared
Keri Ingle is the Missouri State Representative for District 35, first elected in 2018. A master social worker with child-welfare, school, hospital, and mental-health experience, she is seeking Senate District 8.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Gun Control 1 for, Labor Rights 1 for,
Source: sos.mo.gov