STATE SENATOR, DIST 2
State Senate District 2; Hawaii
My vote power
Above average
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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 48,812 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,445,235 ÷ 48,812) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.66, measured against a statewide vote in HI (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.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
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
Libertarian · declared
Frederick F. Fogel is a retired F-4 aviator who served in the U.S. Marines and Hawaii Air Guard. He has volunteered with Hawaii Island community organizations.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Joy San Buenaventura is the Hawaii state senator for District 2. She is an attorney and previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 against
Sources: elections.hawaii.gov2 · olvr.hawaii.gov