DemocraticIncumbent
Steve Elkins
- Experience
- State legislature
Minnesota › Minnesota House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Minnesota House District 50B
Steve Elkins has no major-party opponent.
Steve Elkins has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+32: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 42,785
- People per km²
- 885
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 55%
- White, no degree
- 35%of adults
- White 77%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 7%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
26,153 votes · D+26.5✓ Steve Elkins (D)63.2%
Bob Gust (R)36.7%
2024 President Vote in this district
26,564 two-party votes · D+31.9 · D+33.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)66.0%
Donald Trump (R)34.0%
2022
22,877 votes · D+26.2✓ Steve Elkins (D)63.1%
Beth Beebe (R)36.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
24,545 votes · D+26.4✓ Andrew Carlson (D)63.2%
Gary Heyer (R)36.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
27,317 two-party votes · D+30.9 · D+26.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)65.4%
Donald Trump (R)34.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
23,566 two-party votes · D+20.3 · D+18.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)60.1%
Donald Trump (R)39.9%