College Station City Council Place 1
College Station city, 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 · 75 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 124,570 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 ÷ 124,570) ÷ ln(50,000) = 75.37, 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
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Howard Mayne is a candidate for College Station City Council Place 1 in the November 3, 2026 general election. The city lists his candidate application and filing record.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Mark Smith is the College Station City Council Place 1 councilman. He was elected to the seat in November 2022 and previously held municipal public-works positions.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against
Nonpartisan · declared
Roy May is a candidate for College Station City Council Place 1 in the November 3, 2026 general election. The city lists his candidate application and filing record.
Sources: cstx.gov · sos.texas.gov