26th District State Senator 4 Year Term (1) Position
State Senate District 26; Michigan
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 · 66 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 259,993 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 259,993) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.9, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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
Computer programmer from the Bridgeport area who grew up on a family dairy farm and holds an associate degree from Delta College. He focuses on cheaper car insurance and health care and on school funding.
Records: Election Integrity 1 for
Republican · declared
Tuscola County native who co-owns two physical therapy practices and served six years as a county commissioner. He focuses on rural health care, lower taxes and less red tape for small businesses.
Records: Environment and Public Health 3 for, 12 against, Civil Rights 2 for, 8 against, Government Efficiency 10 for,
Sources: michigan.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com