State Senator
State Senate District 14; Missouri
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 187,495 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,191,814 ÷ 187,495) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.16, measured against a statewide vote in MO (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
John Bowman serves as a director of the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District and as a member of the St. Louis City Airport Commission. He previously represented Missouri House District 70 and served as a Northwoods alderman.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Democratic · declared
Joseph (Joe) Palm serves on the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. He previously led the Missouri Office of Minority Health and served as a regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for
Democratic · declared
Raychel Proudie represents Missouri House District 73. First elected in 2018, she has a professional background in education and school counseling and serves on committees including Budget, Children and Families, and Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Democratic · declared
Shante Duncan is the founder and executive director of S.H.E.R.A.H., a St. Louis nonprofit that supports and empowers women and girls. She earned a communication degree from the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 2 for
Republican · declared
Vernon Norman is a University City resident and real estate investor with professional experience in finance and real estate.
Sources: s1.sos.mo.gov · sos.mo.gov