State Senator, District 36
State Senate District 36; Florida
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 · 67 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 543,174 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 ÷ 543,174) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.19, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, 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
George Lavin is a legal consultant and community advocate, the son and grandson of immigrants. He campaigns on government transparency and stronger community services, and has not held elected office.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Ileana Garcia has served in the Florida Senate since 2020 and has chaired committees including children, families, and elder affairs. Born in Miami to Cuban exile parents, she worked as a radio broadcaster and TV reporter and was a deputy press secretary at Homeland Security.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 against, Election Integrity 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com