77th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position
State House District 77; Michigan
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 94,582 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 ÷ 94,582) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.57, 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
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Emily Dievendorf serves 92,594 constituents in North Lansing, DeWitt, DeWitt Township, Watertown Township, Westphalia Township, Eagle Township and most of Grand Ledge.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for, Election Integrity 1 for,
Libertarian · declared
Jennifer Long is a lawyer with about ten years in pharmaceutical sales who sits on the Lansing Township Downtown Development Authority board. She wants lower taxes and looser zoning rules to make housing cheaper.
Republican · declared
Sally Jo Nelton is a Republican from Eaton County, Michigan.
Records: Civil Rights 1 against
Sources: michigan.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com