State Senator
State Senate District 11; Georgia
My vote power
Below average
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 · 68 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 190,285 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,940,407 ÷ 190,285) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.72, measured against a statewide vote in GA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
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 · Incumbent · declared
Sam Watson serves in the Georgia Senate and has been managing partner of Chill C Farms in Moultrie since 2007. He holds an agricultural education degree from the University of Georgia and previously served a decade in the Georgia House.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, 4 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Personal Income Tax Reduction 3 for,
Source: ballotpedia.org