United States gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 5, 2024, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in

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, except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2022. In addition to state gubernatorial elections, the

territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the Internationa ...

and

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will also hold elections for their governors. The elections will take place concurrently with the 2024 presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and Senate, and numerous

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and

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. This will be the first election cycle since

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that no incumbent Democrats will be running for re-election.

Election predictions

Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the

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(if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's

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rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating a party's predicted advantage in winning that seat. Most election predictors use: * "tossup" or "battleground": no advantage * "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean" * "lean": slight advantage * "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage * "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory

Race summary

States

Territories

Delaware

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

John Carney was re-elected to a second term in

with 59.5% of the vote. He will be

term-limited A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potenti ...

by the Delaware Constitution in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a third term.

New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...

executive Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to: Role or title * Executive, a senior management role in an organization ** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators ** Executive dir ...

Matt Meyer Matthew S. Meyer is an American politician and attorney who is currently serving his second term as New Castle county executive. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected New Castle county executive in 2016 and again in 2020. He has been d ...

became the first declared candidate on June 6, 2023.

Indiana

Eric Holcomb Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who is the 51st and current governor of Indiana, serving since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 under ...

was re-elected to a second term in

with 56.5% of the vote. He will be

by the Indiana Constitution in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term.

United States Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

Mike Braun Michael Kent Braun (; born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Indiana since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 63rd district in the India ...

, lieutenant governor

Suzanne Crouch Suzanne Crouch (born February 27, 1952) is an American politician who has served as the 52nd lieutenant governor of Indiana since 2017. She previously served as the 56th state auditor of Indiana. She is a candidate for Governor of Indiana in 202 ...

, former president of the

Indiana Economic Development Corporation The Indiana Economic Development Corporation is a body corporate and politic (i.e., a public-private company) in Indiana that focuses on encouraging business to set up shop or expand their existing operations within the state with tax benefits, g ...

Eric Doden and former attorney general

Curtis Hill Curtis Theophilus Hill Jr. is an American prosecutor from the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Attorney General of Indiana from 2017 to 2021. A graduate of Indiana University and Indiana University School of Law, Hill was a lawyer in pri ...

are running for the Republican nomination. Former Republican

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th st ...

Jennifer McCormick Jennifer McCormick is an American politician and educator who is the former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. Formerly a Republican, she upset the Democratic incumbent Glenda Ritz in the 2016 election and served one term. Switching ...

is running for the Democratic nomination, having switched parties in 2021.

Missouri

Mike Parson Michael Lynn Parson (born September 17, 1955) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of Missouri since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Parson served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011 and in the ...

took office on June 1, 2018, upon the resignation of

Eric Greitens Eric Robert Greitens (; born April 10, 1974) is a former American politician who was the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until his resignation in June 2018 amid allegations of sexual assault and campaign finance impropriety. Born a ...

and was elected to a full term in his own right in

with 57.2% of the vote. Because Parson served more than two years of Greitens' term, he will be

by the

Missouri Constitution The Missouri Constitution is the state constitution of the U.S. State of Missouri. It is the supreme law formulating the law and government of Missouri, subject only to the federal Constitution, and the people. The fourth and current Missouri ...

in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a second full term. Lieutenant Governor

Mike Kehoe Michael Leo Kehoe (born January 17, 1962) is an American politician. A Republican, he serves as the 48th lieutenant governor of Missouri, having been in office since June 18, 2018. Kehoe previously served in the Missouri Senate, representing the ...

and Secretary of State

Jay Ashcroft John Robert "Jay" Ashcroft (born July 12, 1973) is an American attorney, engineer and politician serving as the 40th and current Secretary of State of Missouri since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of former U.S. Attorney Ge ...

are running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. In the Democratic primary,

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

minority leader Crystal Quade has declared her candidacy.

Montana

Greg Gianforte was elected in

with 54.4% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so. On June 13, 2023, Republican state representative Tanner Smith launched a primary challenge to Gianforte.

New Hampshire

Chris Sununu Christopher Thomas Sununu ( ; born November 5, 1974) is an American politician and engineer who has served as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Sununu was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Coun ...

won re-election to a fourth term in

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. However on July 19, 2023 he announced he would not seek re-election. Republican former acting governor Chuck Morse has announced he will run. Former Hillsborough County Treasurer and 2022 Congressional nominee Robert Burns has expressed interest in running. In the Democratic primary, Manchester mayor Joyce Craig and

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member Cinde Warmington have declared their candidacies.

North Carolina

Roy Cooper Roy Asberry Cooper III (born June 13, 1957) is an American attorney and politician, serving as the 75th governor of North Carolina since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th attorney general of North Carolina from 20 ...

was re-elected to a second term in

with 51.5% of the vote. He will be

by the North Carolina Constitution in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term. Attorney general

Josh Stein Joshua Stein (born September 13, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who serves as the 50th and current Attorney General of North Carolina, a position he has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Stein previously served as a ...

is running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, while state treasurer

Dale Folwell Dale Robbins Folwell (born December 17, 1958) is an American politician who has been the North Carolina State Treasurer since 2017. A Republican from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Folwell spent four terms in North Carolina House of Representat ...

, lieutenant governor Mark Robinson, retired healthcare executive Jesse Thomas, former congressman Mark Walker and former state senator Andy Wells are running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

North Dakota

Doug Burgum Douglas James Burgum (born August 1, 1956) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 33rd governor of North Dakota since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. Burgum was born and raised in the small to ...

was re-elected to a second term in

with 65.8% of the vote. In the November 2022 elections, voters amended the

North Dakota Constitution The Constitution of North Dakota is the most basic legal document in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It consists of a preamble and fourteen articles. Amendments to the North Dakota Constitution have always required the approval of a majority of vo ...

to place a limit of two, four-year terms for succeeding governors sworn into office after the amendment's effective date of January 1, 2023. Burgum, sworn into office before the amendment's effective date, remains eligible to run for re-election for a third term. Burgum is currently running for the Republican nomination in the 2024 United States presidential election, though he may still run for re-election in the event his presidential campaign is not successful.

Utah

Spencer Cox was elected in

with 63% of the vote and is running for reelection to a second term. Although Utah does not have gubernatorial term limits, he pledged to only serve two terms.

Vermont

Phil Scott Philip Brian Scott (born August 4, 1958) is an American politician, businessman and stock car racer who has served as the 82nd governor of Vermont since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected governor in the 2016 general electi ...

won reelection to a fourth term in

. Because

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

does not have gubernatorial term limits in its

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, he will be eligible to run for re-election for a fifth term in 2024.

Washington

Jay Inslee Jay Robert Inslee (; born February 9, 1951) is an American politician, lawyer, and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Represent ...

was re-elected to a third term in

with 56.6% of the vote. Because

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does not have gubernatorial term limits in its

, he is eligible to run for re-election for a fourth term but he has decided not to seek re-election. Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands

Hilary Franz Hilary S. Franz (born July 1, 1970) is an American politician and conservation attorney serving as the 16th Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party who was previously a member of the Bain ...

and state senator

Mark Mullet Mark Douglas Mullet (born August 14, 1972) is an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 5th Legislative District. Mullet, after more than 12 years in internat ...

have declared their candidacies, while Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has formed an exploratory committee. In the Republican primary, former congressman

Dave Reichert David George Reichert (; born August 29, 1950) is an American politician, veteran, and former sheriff who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2019. He is a Republican and is the former ele ...

has declared his candidacy.

West Virginia

Jim Justice was re-elected to a second term in

with 63.5% of the vote. He will be

by the West Virginia Constitution in 2024 and is ineligible to seek re-election for a third consecutive term. Candidates in the Republican primary include state delegate Moore Capito, businessman Chris Miller, state attorney general

Patrick Morrisey Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 34th Attorney General of West Virginia since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Morrisey was elected Attorney General of West Vi ...

, secretary of state

Mac Warner Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner (born February 18, 1955) is an American attorney, veteran, and the current West Virginia Secretary of State. He announced his candidacy for Governor of West Virginia in 2024 on January 10, 2023. Early life and educatio ...

and preschool owner Rashida Yost. Huntington mayor Steve Williams has declared he will run in the Democratic primary.

Territories

American Samoa

Lemanu Peleti Mauga Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga (born January 1, 1949) is an American Samoan politician and the 8th governor of American Samoa since January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Mauga served as a senator in the American Samoa Senate, where he ...

was elected in

with 60.3% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Puerto Rico

Pedro Pierluisi Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico. He has previously served as Secretary of Justice, Resident Commissioner, acting Secretary of State, i ...

was elected in

with 32.9% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, and stated that he would on March 20, 2022 during the New Progressive Party's general assembly.

Notes

References

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November 2024 events in the United States

Election predictions

Race summary

States

Territories

Delaware

Indiana

Missouri

Montana

New Hampshire

North Carolina

North Dakota

Utah

Vermont

Washington

West Virginia

Territories

American Samoa

Puerto Rico

See also

Notes

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