State Senator, District 5
State Senate District 5; Texas
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 1,012,661 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(30,188,424 ÷ 1,012,661) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.69, measured against a statewide vote in TX (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
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Charles Schwertner is a physician who has served in the Texas Senate since 2013.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, 3 against, Election Integrity 3 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 3 against,
Democratic · declared
Paul Thomasson is the 2026 Democratic nominee for Texas State Senate District 5.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for, Labor Rights 1 for,
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