State Senator District 28
State Senate District 28; 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 260,707 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 ÷ 260,707) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.89, 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
- 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
Adult education director and small-business owner from DeWitt with a master's in public administration and a background in real estate and insurance. She focuses on job training, small business and careful budgeting.
Democratic · declared
Mark Polsdofer is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 28, an open Ingham-area seat. He serves as an Ingham County commissioner.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Democratic · declared
College professor with a doctorate in African American and African studies who has lived and organized in the district for more than 20 years. She focuses on money in politics, wages and the cost of basics.
Democratic · declared
Robert Orlando Pena is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 28, an open Ingham-area seat. He serves as an Ingham County commissioner.
Democratic · declared
Ted Kilvington is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 28, an open Ingham-area seat. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran from Williamston.
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com