Blaine Watkins
Iowa State Representative, District 100 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2025
- Bills became law
- 0
- 10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.2
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Environmental Protection
- Judiciary
- Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Watkins sits in the Iowa House of Representatives
Watkins is closer to the center than 53% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Chad Behn, Mark Thompson, Eddie Andrews
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET
With Watkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Watkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Watkins | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | HF 2542: A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 66–20 |
| May 2, 2026 | SF 2490: A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 65–21 |
| May 2, 2026 | HF 2771: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 66–18 |
| May 2, 2026 | SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 62–22 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | SF 2218: A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Watkins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 100 | Won | R+9.2 | R+27.4 | −18.2 |
| 2025 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 100 (special) | Won | R+3.3 | R+27.4 | −24.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $121.5K
- Spent
- $4.3K
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through May 14, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Watkins for Iowa State | Active |
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through May 14, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Seats Watkins has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 100 · since 2025
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Watkins has run against
- Matthew Mohrfeld (D) · 2026 election, won
- Nannette Griffin (D) · 2025 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Watkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/16d3e647-2d71-4eb0-beb3-1c6e0294fd7d
- Wikidata Q133458148
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET