David Hinkins
Utah State Senator, District 26 since 2008. Ran in 5 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 5. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 18 yrs
- Since 2008
- Bills became law
- 2
- 7 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.4%
- Chamber median 7.4%
- With party
- 79%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +45.5
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education
- Federalism Commission
- Legislative Water Development Commission
- Native American Legislative Liaison
- Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
- Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Confirmation
- Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim
- Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Interim
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Appropriations · Became law Feb 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hinkins sits in the Utah State Senate
Hinkins is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Don Ipson, Evan Vickers, Derrin Owens
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:07 PM ET
With Hinkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans79%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Utah State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hinkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hinkins | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | HB 539: Public Safety Modifications | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 19–6 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SB 242: Transportation Amendments | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 18–9 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 514: Utah Energy Council Amendments | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 22–5 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 261: Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 22–5 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 219: Higher Education Civics Amendments | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 17–3 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hinkins 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah State Senate, District 26 | Won | R+45.5 | R+39.5 | +6.0 |
| 2020 | Utah State Senate, District 27 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Utah State Senate, District 27 | Won | R+38.0 | — | — |
| 2012 | Utah State Senate, District 27 | Won | R+44.4 | — | — |
| 2008 | Utah State Senate, District 27 | Won | R+11.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hinkins has held
- Utah State Senate, District 26 · since 2024
- Utah State Senate, District 27 · since 2008
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hinkins has run against
- Corbin David Frost (D) · 2024 election, won
- Heidi Redd (D) · 2016 election, won
- Michael L. Binyon (D) · 2012 election, won
- Brad King (D) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hinkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/78b7c95c-45a7-40cb-a82c-681db75f9529
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET