State Representative District 19
State House District 19; 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 · 71 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 91,985 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 ÷ 91,985) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.7, 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
Democratic · declared
Brandon Young is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 19, challenging incumbent Samantha Steckloff. He is the founder and CEO of Safety Ops Specialists.
Republican · declared
Kevin J. Hammer is an Oakland County Republican. He has published no working campaign website and no policy platform.
Republican · declared
Mitch Swoboda is a Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 19, running in the August 2026 primary.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Samantha Steckloff serves 90,931 constituents in Farmington Hills, parts of Southfield including Beverly Hills and Franklin, southwest Birmingham and Bloomfield Township.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 9 for, Anti-Corruption 3 against, Corporate Accountability 2 for, 1 against,
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com