16th District State Senator 4 Year Term (1) Position
State Senate District 16; 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 270,374 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 ÷ 270,374) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.72, 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
Deandre Barnes is a middle school teacher from Newport. He wants more vocational and STEM training, work on roads and broadband, and stronger protection for the Great Lakes.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Joseph Bellino Jr. ran Broadway Market in Monroe for more than 20 years and spent 15 years on the Monroe County Community College board. He is associate president pro tempore and works on energy and small business rules.
Records: Civil Rights 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for,
Sources: michigan.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com