For Member of the Legislature
State Senate District 12; Nebraska
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 68 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 36,566 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,978,707 ÷ 36,566) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.44, measured against a statewide vote in NE (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Christy Knorr is an Omaha hospice nurse who grew up in public housing. She wants to lower the cost of groceries, utilities and prescriptions, and to cut property taxes without cutting public schools.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Merv Riepe of Ralston is a retired hospital executive, Navy veteran and former Ralston school board member. He works on lowering costs for families, strengthening public safety and expanding economic opportunity.
Records: Labor Rights 4 against, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, 2 against, Corporate Accountability 2 against,
Sources: sos.nebraska.gov23