State Senator District 37
State Senate District 37; 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 262,682 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 ÷ 262,682) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.85, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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 · Incumbent · declared
Damoose produced national television documentaries, including one on the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, and led a manufacturing workforce group. He works on career and technical education and factory jobs.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, 1 against, Housing Affordability 5 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 5 for,
Democratic · declared
Gallup is a local organizer in northern Michigan who has gathered petition signatures for ballot drives. She backs universal health coverage through MICare and lower housing and utility costs.
Democratic · declared
Mitchell Treadwell is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 37 (northern Lower Michigan). He is from Traverse City.
Records: Housing Affordability 3 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 against
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com