State Senator District 21
State Senate District 21; 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 263,341 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 ÷ 263,341) ÷ 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
Josh Burns
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Lifelong Michigander who campaigns on ending property taxes, expanding school choice and protecting private property rights. He also wants less government spending and fewer public surveillance cameras.
Sarah Anthony
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
Appropriations committee chair and former Ingham County commissioner, with degrees from Central and Western Michigan. She works on medical debt relief, tenant protections and college affordability.
Records: Civil Rights 11 for, Environment and Public Health 10 for, 1 against, Gun Control 6 for,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Sarah Anthony (Democratic), Josh Burns (Republican)
Source: dropbox.com · researched September 12, 2026
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com