32nd District State Senator 4 Year Term (1) Position
State Senate District 32; 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 262,588 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 ÷ 262,588) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.86, 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
Republican · declared
Mason County sheriff since 2013, who joined the department as a reserve deputy in 1985 and studied criminal justice at West Shore Community College. Priorities are public safety and lower taxes.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Education Quality 1 for,
Democratic · declared
An adjunct communication professor at Mid Michigan College with more than 10 years in higher education, and vice president of a children's nonprofit. Priorities are rural health care, public schools and child care.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, Labor Rights 1 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 for
Sources: michigan.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com