San Patricio County Clerk
San Patricio County, Texas
My vote power
High
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 · 78 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 70,181 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 ÷ 70,181) ÷ ln(50,000) = 78.02, 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.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Issuing marriage licenses and keeping property filings
- Running county elections, in many counties
- Handling business filings, permits, and licenses
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Election Integrity,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Colette Walls works in community relations for the energy industry and has served on a state small business incubator board. She wants better online access to county court records and stronger teamwork across county offices.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Gracie Alaniz-Gonzales is the San Patricio County Clerk, keeping court, property, and vital records for the county. Her office has partnered with re:SearchTX to expand online access to civil case records.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Sources: sanpatriciocountytx.gov2