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State Senator District 7

State Senate District 7; 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 · 66 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 263,760 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 ÷ 263,760) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.84, 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

Anthony Paesano

Advanced

Republican · advanced

Anthony Paesano is an attorney and small-business owner from Bloomfield Hills in Oakland County.

Jason Hoskins

Advanced

Democratic · advanced

A lawyer and former Southfield City Council member who chairs the Michigan House Economic Development and Small Business Committee. He works on community benefits from new development and on voting rights.

Records: Civil Rights 4 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against,

Rakesh Ramakrishnan

Did not advance

Democratic · lost

Rakesh Ramakrishnan is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 7, an open Oakland County seat, running in the August 2026 primary.

Shadia Martini

Did not advance

Democratic · lost

Shadia Martini is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 7, an open Oakland County seat. An architect and entrepreneur, she immigrated to Michigan from Aleppo, Syria, and has built several local businesses.

Records: Election Integrity 2 for, Public Education Quality 2 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for,

Results

Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com