Judge of Circuit Court, 44th Circuit, Livingston County, Non-Incumbent Position
Livingston County, Michigan
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 · 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 195,833 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 ÷ 195,833) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.21, 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
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Livingston County attorney and co-founder of the Banfield Couling law firm, with 25+ years of courtroom practice and service on the Brighton Downtown Development Authority board. Priorities: fair and timely justice, and giving every person their day in court.
Records: Legal Competence 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Fowlerville attorney and founder of Lyke Law with about 20 years of circuit-court litigation, a certified mediator and former Pinckney village trustee. Priorities: faithful application of the Michigan and U.S. constitutions, and impartial decisions grounded in due process.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Sources: milivcounty.gov2