| Election Name: | 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Image1: | Mike Braun, Official Portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Braun |
| Running Mate1: | Micah Beckwith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,561,071 |
| Percentage1: | 54.4% |
| Nominee2: | Jennifer McCormick |
| Running Mate2: | Terry Goodin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,179,967 |
| Percentage2: | 41.1% |
| Image3: | Donald Rainwater (cropped).png |
| Nominee3: | Donald Rainwater |
| Running Mate3: | Tonya Hudson |
| Party3: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 129,439 |
| Percentage3: | 4.5%--> |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Eric Holcomb |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Braun |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next governor of Indiana, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Eric Holcomb is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. Primary elections took place on May 7, 2024, in which Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun, Democratic former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick, and Libertarian software engineer Donald Rainwater won their respective parties' nominations.[1] Braun defeated McCormick with 54.5 percent of the vote in the general election.[2]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Braun | Brad Chambers | Suzanne Crouch | Eric Doden | Curtis Hill | Jamie Reitenour | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | April 4–7, 2024 | 447 (LV) | ± 4.47% | 44% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 26% | ||
| Indy Politics/Crossroads Public Affairs | March 24–25, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 33% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 30% | ||
| Emerson College/The Hill | March 2–5, 2024 | 526 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 34% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 43% | ||
| Mark It Red | December 18–20, 2023 | (LV) | – | 40% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 5% | – | 30% | ||
| Mark It Red | November 18–22, 2022 | 750 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 47% | – | 10% | 5% | – | – | 37% |
| Campaign finance reports as of April 16, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | |
| Mike Braun (R) | $12,420,094 | $9,760,847 | $946,167 | |
| Brad Chambers (R) | $12,810,055 | $12,048,947 | $761,108 | |
| Suzanne Crouch (R) | $8,129,813 | $4,391,792 | $3,055,958 | |
| Eric Doden (R) | $11,236,992 | $10,040,685 | $250,969 | |
| Curtis Hill (R) | $574,604 | $560,352 | $34,394 | |
| Jamie Reitenour (R) | $75,923 | $68,920 | $6,191 | |
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State[12] | ||||
| Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: Participant Absent Non-invitee Invitee Withdrawn | ||||||||||||
| Braun | Chambers | Crouch | Doden | Hill | Reitenour | |||||||
| 1 | March 11, 2024 | Current Publishing | Ann Marie Shambaugh | Video | ||||||||
| 2 | March 26, 2024 | FOX 59 | Beairshelle Edmé Dan Spehler | Video | ||||||||
| 3 | March 27, 2024 | WISH-TV | Phil Sanchez April Simpson | Video | ||||||||
| 4 | April 23, 2024 | Indiana Debate Commission | Jon Schwantes | Video | ||||||||
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor was chosen at a convention on June 15. After winning the gubernatorial primary, Mike Braun endorsed state representative Julie McGuire to be his running mate,[13] but during the convention, delegates instead selected pastor Micah Beckwith in an upset.
| colspan="10" | Republican convention results[14] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Round 1 | ||
| Votes | % | ||
| Micah Beckwith | 891 | 51.83 | |
| Julie McGuire | 828 | 48.17 | |
| Total ballots | 1,719 | 100.00 | |
The Indiana Democratic Party nominated their candidate for lieutenant governor on July 13, 2024. On June 20, McCormick announced Terry Goodin as her preferred running mate, leading to controversy over Goodin's past positions on abortion, guns, and LGBT rights.[20]
| colspan="10" | Democratic convention results[25] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Round 1 | |||
| Votes | % | |||
| Terry Goodin | 1,209 | 79.28 | ||
| Tamie Dixon-Tatum | 162 | 10.62 | ||
| Clif Marsiglio | 145 | 9.51 | ||
| Bob Kern | 9 | 0.59 | ||
| Total ballots | 1,525 | 100.00 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[27] | October 15, 2024 | ||
| align=left | Inside Elections[28] | September 26, 2024 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[29] | October 4, 2024 | ||
| align=left | RCP[30] | July 13, 2024 | ||
| align=left | Elections Daily[31] | July 12, 2023 | ||
| align=left | CNalysis[32] | November 1, 2024 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike | Jennifer | Donald | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 5–28, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 44% | – | – | ||
| ActiVote | September 3 – October 5, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 54% | 46% | – | – | ||
| ARW Strategies | September 23–25, 2024 | 600 (LV) | – | 44% | 37% | 9% | 10% | ||
| GBAO (D) | September 19–22, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | 41% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Emerson College | September 12–13, 2024 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 45% | 34% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Lake Research Partners (D) | August 26 – September 2, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 41% | 39% | 9% | 11% | ||
| Public Policy Polling (D) | August 15–16, 2023 | 663 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 46% | 35% | – | 19% |
| Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | |
| Mike Braun (R) | $13,452,526 | $12,167,024 | $1,285,502 | |
| Jennifer McCormick (D) | $2,353,947 | $1,857,591 | $496,356 | |
| Donald Rainwater (L) | $108,844 | $92,012 | $16,833 | |
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State[33] | ||||
| Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: Participant Absent Non-invitee Invitee Withdrawn | ||||||||||||
| Braun | McCormick | Rainwater | ||||||||||
| 1 | October 2, 2024 | FOX 59/CBS 4 | Dan Spehler & Beairshelle Edmé | Video | ||||||||
| 2 | October 3, 2024 | WISH-TV | Phil Sanchez | Video | ||||||||
| 3 | October 24, 2024 | Indiana Debate Commission | Laura Merrifield Wilson | Video | ||||||||