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Nevada's 17th Senate district

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Nevada's 17th
State Senate district

Senator
  Robin Titus
RWellington
Registration50.15% Republican
28.34% Democratic
14.63% No party preference
Demographics77% White
1% Black
14% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Native American
Population (2018)128,934[1][2]
Registered voters80,917

Nevada's 17th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robin Titus since 2022, succeeding fellow Republican James Settelmeyer.[3]

Geography

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District 17 covers all of Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey Counties, including the communities of Fallon, East Valley, Gardnerville, Gardnerville Ranchos, Indian Hills, Johnson Lane, Kingsbury, Minden, Ruhenstroth, Topaz Ranch Estates, Fernley, Yerington, Dayton, Silver Springs, Smith Valley, Stagecoach, Stateline, and Virginia City.[4]

The district overlaps with Nevada's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 38th and 39th districts of the Nevada Assembly.[5] It borders the state of California.[1]

Recent election results

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Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 17th district has held elections in midterm years.

2022

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2022 Nevada State Senate election, District 17[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Titus 53,823 100
Total votes 53,823 100
Republican hold

Historical election results

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2018

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2018 Nevada State Senate election, District 17[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Settelmeyer (incumbent) 41,774 71.8
Democratic Curtis Cannon 16,384 28.2
Total votes 58,158 100
Republican hold

2014

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2014 Nevada State Senate election, District 17[6][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Settelmeyer (incumbent) 35,979 100
Total votes 35,979 100
Republican hold

2010

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2010 Nevada State Senate election, District 17[10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Settelmeyer 12,067 83.7
Republican Steve Yeater 2,344 16.3
Total votes 14,411 100
Republican James Settelmeyer 26,466 65.9
Democratic Kevin R. Ranft 11,705 29.1
Independent Cody J. Quirk 1,999 5.0
Total votes 40,170 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[11]
2020 President Trump 67.1 – 29.9%
2018 Senate Heller 67.1 – 28.1%
Governor Laxalt 67.2 – 26.9%
2016 President Trump 65.8 – 27.0%
2012 President Romney 63.5 – 34.2%
Senate Heller 65.2 – 25.3%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 17, NV". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada State Senate - 2011 Districts: State of Nevada Population Report" (PDF). Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Robin L. Titus". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Nevada State Senate District 17 Map". James Settelmeyer Senator District 17. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Nevada State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "NV State Senate 17". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nevada State Senate". Silver State Elections. November 27, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "NV State Senate 17". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "NV State Senate - Capital District - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 30, 2020.