Kalamazoo Public Schools School Board
Kalamazoo Public School District, Michigan
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 3 seats
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 · 70 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 107,620 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 ÷ 107,620) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.98, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Nonpartisan · declared
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Board of education trustee, first elected in 2006, and a past board president. She holds a B.A. from Michigan State University and taught secondary education for 34 years.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Board of education president who has served on the district board since 2014. A lifelong Kalamazoo resident and district graduate, she holds the Michigan Association of School Boards Master Platinum board member award.
Sources: kalcounty.gov2