re-election bid for chief justice by just 401 votes. >> were you able to vote last year? >> no, i didn't vote last year. >> reporter: cynthia wallace is the founder of the nonpartisan rural project started after the 2020 election. >> we saw a 12 to 14% gap between white voters and voters of color in every single one of these rural counties. >> reporter: voters like dean maddux don't need convincing to show up november 8th. >> do you vote every election? >> every election. it still matters. small voice matters. >> reporter: while in anson, james flowers is focused on his daughter, not the midterms. >> it is crazy how much talent is out here. but people don't have no hope. >> reporter: two counties, both vying to be seen. what we've been watching here in anson is really a story about why representation matters in politics and in everyday life.