Steve Elkins
Minnesota State Representative, District 50B since 2018. Ran in 5 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +91.6
- 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.
- Commerce Finance and Policy · co-vice chair
- Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
- Health Finance and Policy
- Taxes
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 Elkins sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Elkins is closer to the center than 32% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Brad Tabke, Samakab Hussein, Sandra Feist
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Elkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills24%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Elkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Elkins | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | HF 1849: Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment… | No | No | Yes | Failed 64–69 |
| May 17, 2026 | HF 5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–63 |
| May 14, 2026 | HF 5140: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 67–67 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | HF 5015: School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting… | No | No | Yes | Failed 63–68 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | HF 4907: Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred. | No | No | Yes | Failed 67–67 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Elkins 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 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-50B | Won | D+91.6 | D+31.9 | +59.7 |
| 2024 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-50B | Won | D+26.5 | D+31.9 | −5.4 |
| 2022 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-50B | Won | D+26.2 | D+30.9 | −4.7 |
| 2020 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-49B | Won | D+24.5 | D+19.8 | +4.7 |
| 2018 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-49B | Won | D+23.5 | D+19.8 | +3.7 |
| 2010 | Minnesota State Senate, District 41 | Lost | R+12.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $33.9K
- Spent
- $35.7K
- Cash
- $3.8K
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Elkins, Steve House Committee State | Active |
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Seats Elkins has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B · since 2022
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 49B · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Elkins has run against
- Write-In (I) · 2026 election, won
- Bob Gust (R) · 2024 election, won
- Beth Beebe (R) · 2022 election, won
- Joe Thalman (R) · 2020 election, won
- Matt Sikich (R) · 2018 election, won
- Geoff Michel (R) · 2010 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Elkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b867618c-7a49-4cb3-94ac-b5836ae8dedf
- Wikidata Q58490709
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET