Nevada's 17th Senate district

Nevada's 17th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Republican James Settelmeyer since 2010, succeeding fellow Republican Mark Amodei.[3][4]

Nevada's 17th State Senate District
Current senator	James Settelmeyer (R–Minden)
Registration	50.15% Republican 28.34% Democratic 14.63% No party preference
Demographics	77% White 1% Black 14% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Native American 3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2018)	128,934[1][2]
Registered voters	80,917

Geography

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.[5]

The district overlaps with Nevada's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 38th and 39th districts of the Nevada Assembly.[6] It borders the state of California.[1]

Recent election results

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

2018

2018 Nevada State Senate election, District 17[7][8][9]

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

2014 Nevada State Senate election, District 17[7][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Settelmeyer (incumbent)	35,979	100
Total votes			35,979	100
	Republican hold

2010

2010 Nevada State Senate election, District 17[11]

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 in District 17

Year	Office	Results[12]
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

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