Magistrate Judge - Lea DIVISION 2
Lea County, New Mexico
My vote power
Above average
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: Above average · 65 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 73,733 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,120,246 ÷ 73,733) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.52, measured against a statewide vote in NM (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Boris Dwayne Smith is the Democratic candidate for Lea County Magistrate Judge Division 2 in 2026. Willie R. Henry is the current Division 2 judge; no prior public office or official campaign website was verified.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Willie R Henry is the incumbent Lea County Magistrate Judge for Division 2 in the Fifth Judicial District of New Mexico and the Republican candidate for the 2026 election.
Sources: leacounty.net2