Elizabeth Wilson
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Elizabeth Wilson

Iowa State Representative, District 73 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Iowa State Representative, District 73Born 1964

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
0
70 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
11.1%
Chamber median 3.8%
With party
89%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+92.5
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Administration and Rules
  • Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Economic Growth and Technology
  • Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study
  • Legislative Council
  • Public Retirement Systems
  • Studies
  • Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study
  • Transportation
  • Ways and Means

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 70 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HF 2476 A bill for an act relating to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards marked to reflect a…
disabilities · Failed in the House Feb 2026
HF 2574 A bill for an act relating to the penalty for public employees and public officials taking money from a…
public employees · Failed in the House Feb 2026
HF 2385 A bill for an act prohibiting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, providing…
contractors · Failed in committee Mar 2026
HF 2384 A bill for an act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year.
unemployment · Failed in committee Mar 2026
HF 2380 A bill for an act providing for a community-based wage enforcement program for purposes of the state wage…
minimum wage · Failed in committee Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Wilson sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

Wilson is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianWilsonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Sean Bagniewski, Rick Olson, Josh Turek

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET

With Wilson’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats89%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Wilson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Wilson 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Iowa House of Representatives, District 73WonD+92.5D+6.8+85.7
2024Iowa House of Representatives, District 73Won—D+6.8—
2022Iowa House of Representatives, District 73WonD+2.1D+8.0−5.9

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$17.7K
Spent
$7.5K

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.

Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa
State
Active

Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through May 14, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Seats Wilson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Wilson has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Wilson

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET