State Senator
State Senate District 34; Missouri
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 · 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 188,192 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,191,814 ÷ 188,192) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.14, measured against a statewide vote in MO (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 · declared
Mike Jones was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives for the 12th district in 2024. A Kansas City native, he graduated from Park Hill High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Friends University, and owns a painting company in Parkville, Missouri.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for, Housing Affordability 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for
Democratic · declared
Pam May is a Democratic candidate in the August 4, 2026 primary for Missouri Senate District 34. She lives in St. Joseph and works as a legal secretary and paralegal at Legal Aid of Western Missouri. She previously ran for Missouri's 6th congressional district in 2024. She has not held elected public office.
Republican · declared
Ryan Gerster is a restaurant and pub owner in St. Joseph, Missouri and a candidate in the August 4, 2026 Republican primary for Missouri Senate District 34. It is his first run for office, conducted without a campaign committee and without major donors. He spent 15 years in the Army National Guard, six of them on active duty. He has not held elected public office.
Republican · declared
Sean Pouche represents part of Buchanan and Platte counties in the Missouri House of Representatives and works in the family business, Platte Rental & Supply. He earned a Bachelor of Science at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and has served as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Democratic · declared
Shereka Barnes is endorsed by the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, which is made up of 57 unions representing more than 12 million working people, and by UAW Region 4, which represents workers at the Ford Motor Kansas City Assembly Plant.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for
Sources: s1.sos.mo.gov · sos.mo.gov