State Senator
State Senate District 18; New Hampshire
My vote power
Normal
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: Normal · 64 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 56,104 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,394,868 ÷ 56,104) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.85, measured against a statewide vote in NH (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.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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
Manchester Navy veteran who leads a career advising team and teaches as an adjunct instructor at Southern New Hampshire University. Priorities include funding public schools, lowering property taxes and making housing more affordable.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Manchester staffing-firm director in her first New Hampshire Senate term, vice chair of Education; former state representative and Manchester Ward 9 selectman. Priorities include fiscal responsibility and education freedom.
Records: Election Integrity 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: gencourt.state.nh.us · sos.nh.gov