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State Representative

State House District 16; South Dakota

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 25,061 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(907,428 ÷ 25,061) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.59, measured against a statewide vote in SD (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

Republican · Incumbent · declared

John Shubeck is a farmer and retired U.S. Marine Corps major.

Records: Data Privacy 3 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 2 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 3 for,

Republican · declared

Lisa Bogue is a fifth-generation family farmer and small-business owner near Beresford.

Democratic · declared

Tim Rhead is an educator, farmer, and veteran.

Sources: sdsos.gov23 · vip.sdsos.gov