State Senator, District 19
State Senate District 19; Texas
My vote power
Normal
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: Normal · 65 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 952,969 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 ÷ 952,969) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.97, measured against a statewide vote in TX (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
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 · declared
Marcus Cardenas is a San Antonio small-business owner who founded Vertex Concrete, a concrete furniture business serving the area for over a decade. A Southside native, he attended Palo Alto College before leaving to help run his family's plumbing business.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Roland Gutierrez is a San Antonio immigration attorney who has served in the Texas Senate since 2021, after 13 years in the Texas House and a term on the San Antonio City Council. His district includes Uvalde, and he became a leading gun-policy advocate after the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting.
Records: Gun Control 4 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for,
Sources: sos.state.tx.us · en.wikipedia.org