State Senator District 23
State Senate District 23; 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 271,471 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 ÷ 271,471) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.7, 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
Daniel Lawless is a Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 23, an open Oakland County seat. He is a small-business owner.
Republican · declared
Small-business owner and realtor from Oakland County with more than two decades in business, and a former Orion Township trustee and treasurer. She focuses on fixing roads without new taxes and cutting red tape for small businesses.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 12 against, Government Efficiency 10 for, Civil Rights 8 against,
Democratic · declared
Small-business owner in the fitness industry, former teacher and youth cheer coach from Oxford Township. He focuses on the cost of living and on school safety.
Democratic · declared
Margarette Gupta is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 23, an open Oakland County seat. She is from Oakland Township.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, Data Privacy 1 for
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com