Commissioner of the General Land Office
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 · 50 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 30,188,424 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 ÷ 30,188,424) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, 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
- Leasing state land for grazing, oil, and gas
- Managing money from state land, which often funds public schools
- Protecting natural resources on state land
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Spending Reduction, Housing Affordability,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Benjamin Flores is the Democratic candidate for Texas Commissioner of the General Land Office on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot in Texas.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Dawn Buckingham is the Republican candidate for Texas Commissioner of the General Land Office on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot in Texas. They are the incumbent.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 against
Sources: sos.state.tx.us2