Phoenix City Council, District 8
Phoenix city, Arizona
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
This seat represents District 8, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
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 · 56 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 1,642,323 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 ÷ 1,642,323) ÷ ln(50,000) = 56.94, 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
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
A construction business owner who moved to Phoenix in 2013 and grew up in upstate New York as the son of a police union president. He emphasizes affordability through lower taxes and fees, budget audits to cut waste, and support for law enforcement.
Nonpartisan · declared
A south Phoenix civil rights activist and minister who was elected to the Phoenix Union High School District governing board in 2006 at age 18. His stated priorities are a Level One trauma center for south Phoenix and expanding the police force to 5,000 officers.
Records: Civil Rights 3 for
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
An attorney with about 20 years in law firm, government and in-house practice who clerked at the Arizona Court of Appeals and served as an Assistant Attorney General protecting children from abuse. Her stated priorities are homelessness, affordable housing and economic development.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Housing Affordability 1 for,
Source: phoenix.gov