State Senate District 13
State Senate District 13; Utah
My vote power
Above average
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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 107,796 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,392,331 ÷ 107,796) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.94, measured against a statewide vote in UT (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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
Forward · declared
Colin Smith is a mental health worker who runs an outdoor program at an inpatient treatment center and co-owns a coaching company. His top priorities are restoring the Great Salt Lake and making housing, food, and health care more affordable.
Republican · declared
Ryan Mahoney is an automotive fleet repair manager from West Valley City. He wants better pay for police and firefighters and opposes spending he calls wasteful, such as the Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola.
Democratic · declared
Silvia Catten is a small-business owner who has served on the Millcreek City Council for about ten years and sits on the Jordan River Commission board. She works on housing costs, renter protections, and getting more water back to the Great Salt Lake.
Sources: vote.utah.gov2