Franklin County Register of Probate
Franklin County, 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 · 71 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 70,944 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 ÷ 70,944) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.25, measured against a statewide vote in MA (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
- Keeping court records and case files
- Collecting court fines and fees
- Sending jury summons, in many places
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Data Privacy
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Daniel Francis Graves is a western Massachusetts attorney with a private law practice and community business leadership experience.
Sources: sec.state.ma.us2