State Representative District 8
State House District 8; 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 89,127 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 ÷ 89,127) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.85, 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
- 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
Republican · declared
Bruce P. Langran is a Republican from Oakland County, Michigan.
Democratic · declared
Chris Gilmer-Hill is a Detroit-based policy manager with the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition. He works on environmental-justice policy and legislative advocacy.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for
Democratic · declared
Deanne Austin is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 8, challenging incumbent Helena Scott in the August 2026 primary.
Democratic · declared
Fedor Kinaya is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 8, running in the August 2026 primary.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Helena Scott serves 91,113 constituents in northwest Detroit, Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Gun Control 2 for,
Republican · declared
Tonya Renay Wells is a Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 8, running in the August 2026 primary.
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com