State Representative District 79
State House District 79; Michigan
My vote power
High
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary 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 93,092 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 ÷ 93,092) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.65, 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 · Incumbent · declared
Angela Rigas was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2022 and represents the 79th District.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 12 against, Government Efficiency 10 for, Civil Rights 8 against,
Democratic · declared
Zach Abbott is an administrative assistant from Kent County who served in the U.S. Air Force from 2018 to 2024 and graduated from Calvin University. He focuses on making daily costs more affordable and expanding higher-paying jobs.
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com