91st District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position
State House District 91; 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 92,353 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 ÷ 92,353) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.68, 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
Frank Lafata is a retired union carpenter who has lived in Montcalm County for 30 years. He wants lower everyday costs, better health care access in rural towns and more money for local schools.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Pat Outman is a Six Lakes farmer and former carpenter with a business and legal studies degree from Ferris State University. He is the Republican chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee and works on roads and rural infrastructure.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 12 against, Government Efficiency 13 for, Civil Rights 8 against,
Sources: michigan.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com