STATE SENATOR - DISTRICT 17 (unexpired)
State Senate District 17; Oklahoma
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 · 67 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 84,491 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,028,634 ÷ 84,491) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.86, measured against a statewide vote in OK (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
A former Shawnee mayor and city commissioner who worked as a small business owner and an AT&T regional sales manager. He puts school funding first and the cost of housing, insurance and childcare second.
Republican · declared
A former state lawmaker from the Shawnee area who now holds a leadership job at Tecumseh Public Schools. He puts backing law enforcement first and local control of schools second.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for