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Live Oak County District Judge, 36th Judicial District

Live Oak County, Texas

My vote power

Below 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: High · 86 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 11,620 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 ÷ 11,620) ÷ ln(50,000) = 86.33, measured against a statewide vote in TX (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate

One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.

High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.

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

Republican · Incumbent · declared

Serves as judge of the 36th Judicial District Court, covering Bee, San Patricio, Aransas, Live Oak, and McMullen counties. A Vanderbilt and South Texas College of Law graduate, she practiced civil and criminal law in Beeville for two decades.

Sources: co.live-oak.tx.us2