State Representative District 45
State House District 45; 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 90,499 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 ÷ 90,499) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.78, 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
Democratic · declared
Randy Davis is the Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 45, running in the August 2026 primary.
Records: Public Education Quality 3 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 against,
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Sarah Lightner was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2018. The 45th House District includes portions of Calhoun and Jackson counties.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 13 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 12 for, Civil Rights 11 against,
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com