State Representative District 38
State House District 38; 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 179,408 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 ÷ 179,408) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.31, 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
Republican · declared
Emily Duda Buckley is a Seminole County business leader, licensed foster parent and Guardian ad Litem volunteer from a fifth-generation Florida farming family. She campaigns on reducing housing, insurance and childcare costs and on strengthening foster and adoptive families.
Republican · declared
Marcus Hyatt is a husband, father of four and public servant who has spent over 16 years serving the Seminole County community, from the classroom to law enforcement to the courtroom. He comes from a family rooted in military service and focuses on safer neighborhoods and stronger communities.
Sources: dos.elections.myflorida.com23 · dos.fl.gov