Nebraska Legislature seat · lines in effect since 2022
Nebraska Legislative District 47
A district of about 39,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+65.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Paul Strommen (OTH) · won77.1%
- Larry Ls Bolinger (OTH)22.9%
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 | Paul Strommen (OTH) | Larry Ls Bolinger (I) | 54.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Steve Erdman (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Steve Erdman (OTH) | Karl Elmshaeuser (I) | 34.5 |
| 2012 | Ken Schilz (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Ken Schilz (OTH) | Bernard G. Fehringer (I) | 12.0 |
| 2004 | Philip Erdman (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Philip Erdman (OTH) | Gerald E. Matzke (I) | 8.3 |
| 1996 | Gerald E. Matzke (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 special | Gerald E. Matzke (OTH) | Elaine Nielsen (I) | 42.2 |
| 1992 | Dennis Baack (OTH) | Everett Rhodes (I) | 37.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Dennis Baack (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Dennis Baack (OTH) | Edward H. Narjes (I) | 14.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Robert L. Clark (OTH) | Lila Lemley Sherrerd (I) | 23.0 |
| 1976 | Robert L. Clark (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Robert L. Clark (OTH) | Stanley R. Juelfs (I) | 1.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Robert L. Clark (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
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 47
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 47'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 47.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Less dense than 98% 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 4223% college gradsR+58.8Flipped ODistrict 41
24% college gradsR+64.3Not up in 2026District 38
25% college gradsR+67.1Flipped ODistrict 40
23% college gradsR+70.8Flipped 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