State Senator, District 22
State Senate District 22; 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 997,084 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 ÷ 997,084) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.76, 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
Democratic · declared
Amy Martinez-Salas is the Democratic nominee for Texas State Senate District 22 in 2026. A University of Texas at Arlington graduate and legal assistant, she campaigns on rural water access, healthcare, and education. She won the March 2026 Democratic primary.
Republican · declared
David Cook is the Republican nominee for Texas State Senate District 22 in 2026. A member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 96 since 2021 and former mayor of Mansfield, he won the March 2026 Republican primary for the open Senate seat being vacated by Brian Birdwell.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, 3 against, Election Integrity 3 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 2 against,
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