State Senator, District 12
State Senate District 12; 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 · 66 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 589,490 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 ÷ 589,490) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.81, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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.
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
Alfred Reynolds is a law-study professor whose background includes public-school teaching, military service, law enforcement, corrections, and juvenile probation. He studied criminal justice and later completed graduate work in international law and education leadership.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Colleen Burton has served in the Florida Senate since 2022, after eight years representing part of Polk County in the Florida House. She previously led Polk Vision and the Imperial Symphony Orchestra.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, 4 against, Environment and Public Health 3 for, 2 against, Corporate Accountability 3 for, 1 against,
Sources: dos.elections.myflorida.com2 · ballotpedia.org