Matagorda County Justice of the Peace Precinct No. 4
Matagorda County, Texas
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
This seat represents Precinct No. 4, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
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 · 81 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 36,329 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 ÷ 36,329) ÷ ln(50,000) = 81.07, measured against a statewide vote in TX (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, 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
- Deciding small-claims cases
- Handling evictions, in many states
- Ruling on traffic and minor criminal citations, where state law allows
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Lea Jalufka is the Republican candidate for Matagorda County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, in the November 3, 2026 general election. Official county election results identify her in the 2026 Republican primary; the county JP4 page identifies the current judge as Mark A. Finlay.
Sources: matagordatx.gov2