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State Representative

State House District 102; Florida

My vote power

High

Election date

August 18, 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 · 72 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 188,108 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 188,108) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.09, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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

Jason Paul Smith

Did not advance

Republican · lost

Jason Paul Smith is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 102 and a Cooper City commissioner serving since November 21, 2024. He has more than 23 years in public safety, served as a battalion chief and firefighter-union president, and has worked as a business owner and assistant dean.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Infrastructure 1 for

Mery Lopez-Palma

Advanced

Republican · advanced

Mery Lopez-Palma is a mother of four, an attorney and a community servant whose years of community engagement inform her work. Her campaign theme is God, family and country.

Records: Healthcare Affordability 2 for, Civil Rights 1 against, Election Integrity 1 for,

Results

Sources: dos.elections.myflorida.com2 · dos.fl.gov