Stephen Bartels
Indiana State Representative, District 74 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 9
- 19 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.4%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.8
- 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.
- Public Safety and Military Affairs Interim Study · chair
- Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · chair
- Courts and Criminal Code
- Public Policy
- Public Policy Interim Study
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) · Became law Mar 2026
AGENCIES; Indiana State Police (ISP) · Became law Mar 2026
AGENCIES; Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bartels sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Bartels is closer to the center than 61% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Greg Steuerwald, Cindy Ledbetter, Wendy McNamara
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Bartels’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bartels’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bartels | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 56–37 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | SB 176: Shooting ranges. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–25 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1368: Carbon. | Not voting | Yes | No | Failed 48–42 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1258: Crimes of violence. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–15 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 53–44 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bartels 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 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | R+20.8 | R+41.4 | −20.6 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | R+37.4 | R+41.4 | −4.0 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | — | R+35.3 | — |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | R+13.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Bartels has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 74 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bartels has run against
- Lena Goffinet (D) · 2026 election, won
- Bob Compton (D) · 2024 election, won
- Larry K. Kleeman (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bartels
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/df749cfb-56e8-482f-bf4b-183a1fb52594
- Wikidata Q111914632
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET