Nebraska Legislature seat · lines in effect since 2022
Nebraska Legislative District 17
A district of about 38,000 people, 27% Hispanic, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+31.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Glen Meyer (OTH) · won52.3%
- Mike Albrecht (OTH)47.7%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 49 seats
Every Nebraska Legislature seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Glen Meyer (OTH) | Mike Albrecht (I) | 4.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Joni Albrecht (OTH) | Sheryl Lindau (I) | 36.0 |
| 2016 | Joni Albrecht (OTH) | Ardel Bengtson (I) | 21.1 |
| 2012 | Dave Bloomfield (OTH) | Van Phillips (I) | 21.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Robert J. Giese (OTH) | Douglas R. Garwood (I) | 11.3 |
| 2004 | L. Patrick Engel (OTH) | Dave Bloomfield (I) | 19.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | L. Patrick Engel (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | L. Patrick Engel (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 special | L. Patrick Engel (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Kurt A. Hohnenstein (OTH) | Gerald Conway (I) | 22.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gerald Conway (OTH) | Tore Nelson (I) | 5.2 |
| 1984 | Gerald Conway (OTH) | Merle Vonminden (I) | 1.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Merle Vonminden (OTH) | Gerald Conway (I) | 1.7 |
| 1976 | John R. Murphy (OTH) | Aaron C. Butler (I) | 46.8 |
| 1972 | John R. Murphy (OTH) | Leroy G. Pfister (I) | 5.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Elmer Wallway (OTH) | John R. Murphy (I) | 15.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 17
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 17's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NE-3 100%
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 49 seats. Small marks are other seats in Nebraska. The black marker is District 17.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Lower than 58% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Less dense than 69% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 3 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 4822% Hispanic · 26% college gradsR+50.2Flipped ODistrict 15
25% college gradsR+34.6Not up in 2026District 44
27% HispanicR+61.6Flipped ODistrict 22
24% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+59.3Flipped O
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET