State Representative
State House District 51; Ohio
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 · 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 113,221 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 113,221) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.48, measured against a statewide vote in OH (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
Amanda Fontana serves on the New Philadelphia City Schools Board of Education and teaches as an adjunct professor at Stark State College. She backs restoring Ohio's fair school funding plan and lowering household costs through property-tax relief.
Records: Healthcare Affordability 2 for, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, Data Privacy 1 for,
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Jodi Salvo serves in the Ohio House and directs a nonprofit, after working as a medical and home health care social worker. She holds a graduate degree from Marywood University and leads Ohio's Statewide Prevention Coalition Association.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Corporate Accountability 3 against, Civil Rights 2 against,
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