State Senator
State Senate District 18; Florida
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 546,807 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 546,807) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.16, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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
Karla Kemp is a Democratic candidate for Florida State Senate District 18. Her Florida candidate filing lists her campaign website and her June 2026 qualification for the district's Senate contest.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for, Housing Affordability 1 for
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Nick DiCeglie is a Republican Florida State Senator for District 18. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 through 2022.
Records: Healthcare Affordability 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for
Sources: floridaelectionwatch.gov · dos.elections.myflorida.com2