Val Verde County Judge
Val Verde 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 · 79 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 47,741 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 ÷ 47,741) ÷ ln(50,000) = 79.8, 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
- Proposing the county budget, including property tax and spending plans
- Running county roads, parks, and public health services
- Picking who leads county departments
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Lewis G. Owens, Jr. is the Democratic Val Verde County Judge. He entered the office in 2019 and previously served as a county commissioner.
Republican · declared
Robert Beau Nettleton is a Republican public servant who served as Val Verde County Commissioner, Precinct 3, for approximately two decades. His background includes county public works, Texas Department of Transportation service, and private ranching and landscaping work.
Records: Public Infrastructure 1 for
Sources: valverdecounty.texas.gov2