103rd District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position
State House District 103; 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 · 71 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 94,555 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 ÷ 94,555) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.58, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Betsy Coffia serves 93,426 constituents in Traverse City and surrounding townships including Acme, East Bay, Peninsula, Garfield, Long Lake, Elmwood, Leland and Suttons Bay.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Government Efficiency 3 for, Data Privacy 1 for,
Republican · declared
Edwin B. Dean is the Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 103 (Traverse City area), running in the August 2026 primary.
Libertarian · declared
Michael Gorbe is a Libertarian from Grand Traverse County who was his party's candidate for county sheriff in 2024. Research found no campaign website and no published policy priorities.
Sources: michigan.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com