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Representative in General Court

10th Hampden District; Massachusetts

My vote power

Below average

Election date

September 1, 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 · 73 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 43,625 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,044,056 ÷ 43,625) ÷ ln(50,000) = 73.5, measured against a statewide vote in MA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate

One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.

High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.

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

Carlos Gonzalez

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Democratic · Incumbent · advanced

Carlos Gonzalez founded the Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce in 2004 and serves as its President and CEO, where it has helped 2,000 members start or grow a business. He is also President and CEO of Nueva Esperanza, which he reorganized after being hired in 2012.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Reduce Wealth Gap 1 for

Results

Sources: sec.state.ma.us23