For Member of the Legislature
State Senate District 28; Nebraska
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General 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 · 68 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 39,810 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,978,707 ÷ 39,810) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.05, measured against a statewide vote in NE (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
Nonpartisan · declared
Colby L. Woodson of Lincoln is a driver's license examiner at the Nebraska DMV and has a master's degree in community and regional planning. He wants more homes built to hold down housing costs, plus property tax relief and steadier jobs.
Nonpartisan · declared
Patty Pansing Brooks is a Lincoln attorney who served two terms as a state lawmaker, starting in 2015. She works on strong public schools, affordable health care and fair wages, and on juvenile justice.
Sources: sos.nebraska.gov23