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2012Final results

2012 election for Kansas House District 17

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Brett M. Hildabrand (R) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Larry Meeker (Ind) by 9.7 points.

Brett M. HildabrandRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.3%5,837
Larry MeekerIndependent
39.6%4,694
Michael KernerLibertarian
11.1%1,311
11,842 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+37.82004R+37.22006R+28.92008R+30.02010R+5.72014R+13.32016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET