State Representative District 82
State House District 82; 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 90,631 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 ÷ 90,631) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.77, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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
Kristian C. Grant
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
Kristian Grant serves 91,219 constituents in eastern, southeastern and southern Grand Rapids and part of Wyoming. She introduced the Housing Readiness Package.
Records: Civil Rights 9 for, Environment and Public Health 5 for, Housing Affordability 5 for,
Robert Womack
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Robert Womack is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 82, challenging incumbent Kristian C. Grant in the August 2026 primary.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Ryan Malinoski
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Ryan Malinoski is a Republican from Kent County, Michigan.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Kristian C. Grant (Democratic), Ryan Malinoski (Republican)
Source: kentcountymi.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com