State Representative District 18
State House District 18; 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 90,885 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 ÷ 90,885) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.76, 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
Kelly Garrett is mayor pro tem of Lathrup Village and its former mayor. She puts affordable housing and wider access to affordable health care first.
Records: Public Infrastructure 2 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Republican · declared
Ronald Ulmer-Paul is a Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 18, an open seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Republican · declared
Ryan Foster is a Southfield native whose career covers transportation and policing, and he served in the U.S. Army Reserve. He has said cutting federal spending and the national debt is his main policy concern.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Election Integrity 1 for,
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com