Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
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
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights,
Candidates
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Jimmy Blacklock has served on the Texas Supreme Court since 2018 and became chief justice in 2025. A UT-Austin and Yale Law graduate, he clerked on the Fifth Circuit, worked at Vinson & Elkins and the Justice Department, and was the governor's general counsel.
Records: Legal Competence 4 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Democratic · declared
Maggie Ellis has served on the Texas Third Court of Appeals since January 2025 and was the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to a Texas appellate court. She is a former Travis County prosecutor and state administrative law judge with a Baylor law degree.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Source: sos.state.tx.us