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State Representative District 80

State House District 80; 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 92,346 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 ÷ 92,346) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.69, 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

Doug Lee

Advanced

Republican · advanced

Doug Lee is a business owner from Kent County, Michigan.

Kris Pachla

Did not advance

Democratic · lost

Kris Pachla is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 80, an open Kent County seat. A teacher, he serves as a Kent County commissioner.

Kristen Fauson

Did not advance

Democratic · lost

Kristen Fauson is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 80, an open Kent County seat. A teacher, she serves on the Forest Hills Public Schools Board of Education.

Lily Cheng-Schulting

Advanced

Democratic · advanced

Lily Cheng-Schulting is an attorney and the founder and president of Disability A-Team of West Michigan. She focuses on health care access, educational equity, and economic fairness.

Results

  • Advanced · Certified

    Winners: Lily Cheng-Schulting (Democratic), Doug Lee (Republican)

    Source: kentcountymi.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com