Tarrant County District Judge, 231st Judicial District
Tarrant County, Texas
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 · 62 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 2,167,390 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 ÷ 2,167,390) ÷ ln(50,000) = 62.17, measured against a statewide vote in TX (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
Republican · declared
Leslie Barrows is a family-law attorney, mediator, and law-firm founder with collaborative-law training. She emphasizes timely decisions, disciplined docket management, fairness, judicial restraint, and respect for families.
Records: Legal Competence 2 for
Democratic · declared
Lyndsay Newell is a family-law attorney, law-firm partner, and former teacher. She emphasizes dignity and fairness, legal integrity, accountability, and decisions centered on children and families.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Source: sos.state.tx.us