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Gaines County District Judge, 106th Judicial District

Gaines County, Texas

My vote power

Below 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: High · 83 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 22,232 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 ÷ 22,232) ÷ ln(50,000) = 83.34, 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: 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 trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,

Candidates

Republican · Incumbent · declared

Reed Filley is the judge of the 106th Judicial District Court, which serves Gaines County. He hears felony criminal, civil and family cases for the district.

Sources: co.gaines.tx.us · sos.state.tx.us