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State Senator, District 16

State Senate District 16; Florida

My vote power

High

Election date

August 18, 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 · 67 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 547,085 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 547,085) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.16, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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

Fentrice Driskell

Advanced

Democratic · advanced

Fentrice Driskell is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 67 (Hillsborough County) and has served as House Democratic (Minority) Leader since 2023. An attorney, she is running in the August 2026 Democratic primary for the open Florida Senate District 16 seat.

Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for

Michele K. Rayner

Did not advance

Democratic · lost

Michele Rayner serves the people of Florida House District 62 with a commitment to justice, equity and community-first leadership. She is Democratic Ranking Member of the Justice Budget Subcommittee and serves on Commerce and the Select Committee on Property Taxes.

Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for

Results

Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com