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Register of Probate, Bristol County

Bristol 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: Above average · 61 out of 100

This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 582,270 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 ÷ 582,270) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.52, 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.

Above average 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

Thomas Cleary Hoye, Jr.

Advanced

Democratic · Incumbent · advanced

Thomas Cleary Hoye, Jr. is the Democratic Bristol County Register of Probate and is seeking reelection in 2026. Governor Charlie Baker appointed him to fill the vacancy in 2019, and voters elected him in 2020. Hoye previously served as mayor and city councilor in Taunton and worked as a Taunton public-school teacher.

Results

  • Advanced · Certified

    Winner: Thomas Cleary Hoye, Jr. (Democratic)

    Source: electionstats.state.ma.us · researched September 12, 2026

  • Advanced · Unofficial

    Winner: Thomas Cleary Hoye, Jr. (Democratic)

    Source: electionstats.state.ma.us · researched September 12, 2026

Sources: sec.state.ma.us2