State Representative - District No. 8
State House District 8; Arizona
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 250,737 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 250,737) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.63, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (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.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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 · Incumbent · declared
Brian Garcia is a Democratic incumbent in Arizona House District 8. A lawyer and former president of the Tempe Union High School District governing board, he focuses on housing affordability and civil-rights protections. He is running in the July 2026 primary.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Janeen Connolly is a Democratic incumbent in Arizona House District 8. She spent 27 years as a governmental-relations representative for the Salt River Project and focuses on housing affordability and consumer protection. She is running in the July 2026 primary.
Records: Corporate Accountability 3 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, Housing Affordability 1 for,
Source: apps.arizona.vote