| Election Name: | 2024 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Seats For Election: | 13 governorships 11 states; 2 territories |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2023 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2025 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 27 |
| 1Data1: | 8 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 23 |
| 1Data2: | 3 |
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 2020, 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 of American Samoa and Puerto Rico 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 state and local elections.
This will be the first election cycle since 2017 that no incumbent Democratic governors will be running for re-election. With the primary defeat of Puerto Rico governor Pedro Pierluisi, this is also the first cycle since 2018 in which an incumbent governor lost renomination.
Going into the election, there are 27 Republican governors and 23 Democratic governors in the United States. This class of governors is made up of 8 Republicans and 3 Democrats. Republicans are defending two governorships in states that Joe Biden won in 2020 (New Hampshire and Vermont) while Democrats are defending one governorship in a state that Donald Trump won in 2020 (North Carolina).[1]
Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (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 Cook Partisan Voting Index 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:
| State | PVI | Incumbent | Last race | Cook [2] | IE [3] | Sabato [4] | RCP [5] | ED [6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | data-sort-value="-59.5" | 59.5% D | |||||||||
| Indiana | data-sort-value="56.5" | 56.5% R | |||||||||
| Missouri | data-sort-value="57.1" | 57.1% R | |||||||||
| Montana | data-sort-value="54.4" | 54.4% R | |||||||||
| New Hampshire | data-sort-value="57.0" | 57.0% R | |||||||||
| North Carolina | data-sort-value="-51.5" | 51.5% D | |||||||||
| North Dakota | data-sort-value="65.8" | 65.8% R | |||||||||
| Utah | data-sort-value="63.0" | 63.0% R | |||||||||
| Vermont | data-sort-value="69.2" | 69.2% R | |||||||||
| Washington | data-sort-value="-56.6" | 56.6% D | |||||||||
| West Virginia | data-sort-value="63.5" | 63.5% R |
| State | Governor | Party | First elected | Last race | Status | Candidates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Democratic | 2016 | data-sort-value="-59.5" | 59.5% D | Term-limited | nowrap | |||||
| Indiana | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="56.5" | 56.5% R | Term-limited | nowrap | |||||
| Missouri | Republican | 2018 | data-sort-value="57.1" | 57.1% R | Term-limited | nowrap | |||||
| Montana | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="54.4" | 54.4% R | Incumbent renominated | nowrap | |||||
| New Hampshire | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="57.0" | 57.0% R | Retiring[7] | nowrap | |||||
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper | Democratic | 2016 | data-sort-value="-51.5" | 51.5% D | Term-limited | nowrap | ||||
| North Dakota | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="65.8" | 65.8% R | Retiring[8] | nowrap | |||||
| Utah | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="63.0" | 63.0% R | Incumbent renominated | nowrap | |||||
| Vermont | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="69.2" | 69.2% R | Incumbent renominated | nowrap | |||||
| Washington | Democratic | 2012 | data-sort-value="56.6" | 56.6% D | Retiring[9] | nowrap | |||||
| West Virginia | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="63.5" | 63.5% R | Term-limited | nowrap |
| State | Governor | Party | First elected | Last race | Status | Candidates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Nonpartisan | 2020 | data-sort-value="60.3" | 60.3% | Running | nowrap | |||||
| Puerto Rico | New Progressive | 2020 | data-sort-value="32.9" | 32.9% PNP | Lost renomination | nowrap |
See main article: 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election.
See also: 2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election. Governor John Carney was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 59.5% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Delaware Constitution in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a third term. Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer have announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination and state House Minority Leader Michael Ramone has announced for the Republican nomination.
See main article: 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | Mike Braun, Official Portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Braun |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Micah Beckwith |
| Nominee2: | Jennifer McCormick |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Terry Goodin |
| Image3: | Donald Rainwater (cropped).png |
| Nominee3: | Donald Rainwater |
| Party3: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Running Mate3: | Tonya Hudson |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Eric Holcomb |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Governor Eric Holcomb who was re-elected in the 2020 with 57% of the vote, will be term-limited by the Indiana Constitution in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term. U.S. Senator Mike Braun has won the Republican nomination, defeating Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation Eric Doden and former Attorney General Curtis Hill.
Former Republican state Superintendent of Schools Jennifer McCormick won the Democratic nomination, previously switching parties in 2021.[10]
See main article: 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election.
See also: 2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Kehoe official photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Kehoe |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Crystal Quade |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mike Parson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Governor Mike Parson took office on June 1, 2018, upon the resignation of Eric Greitens and was elected to a full term in his own right in 2020 with 57.2% of the vote. Because Parson served more than two years of Greitens' term, he is term-limited by the Missouri Constitution in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a second full term. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe won the Republican gubernatorial nomination with 39% of the vote, defeating state Senator Bill Eigel and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.[11] In the Democratic primary, state House Minority Leader Crystal Quade won the nomination.[12]
See main article: 2024 Montana gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | Montana gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Montana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Montana gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Montana gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | File:Greg Gianforte in Taiwan (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Greg Gianforte |
| Running Mate1: | Kristen Juras |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Ryan Busse |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Raph Graybill |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Greg Gianforte |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Governor Greg Gianforte was elected in 2020 with 54.4% of the vote. He is running for re-election and defeated State Representative Tanner Smith in the primary.
Businessman Ryan Busse won the Democratic nomination and will face Gianforte in the general election.
See main article: 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election. Governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a fourth term in 2022. However on July 19, 2023 he announced he would not seek re-election.[13] Former state Senator Chuck Morse and former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte have announced their campaigns for the Republican nomination.[14] In the Democratic primary, former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig[15] and state Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington[16] have declared their candidacies.
See main article: 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election.
See also: 2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | File:Josh Stein 2021.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Josh Stein |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Mark Robinson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Roy Cooper |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Governor Roy Cooper was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 51.5% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the North Carolina Constitution in 2024 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term. Attorney General Josh Stein defeated former state Supreme Court justice Michael Morgan for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, while Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson defeated State Treasurer Dale Folwell for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.[17] [18] [19] [20]
See main article: 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | North Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | Kelly Armstrong (cropped 2).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kelly Armstrong |
| Running Mate1: | Michelle Strinden |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Merrill Piepkorn |
| Running Mate2: | Patrick Hart |
| Party2: | North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Doug Burgum |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Governor Doug Burgum was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 65.8% of the vote. In the November 2022 elections, voters amended the North Dakota Constitution 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.[21] Burgum, sworn into office before the amendment's effective date, remained eligible to run for re-election for a third term. Burgum initially ran for the Republican nomination in the 2024 United States presidential election,[22] but dropped out before the primaries. On January 22, 2024, he announced he would not seek re-election as Governor. United States Representative Kelly Armstrong won the Republican nomination and defeated Lieutenant Governor Tammy Miller. [8]
On the other side, state Senator Merrill Piepkorn won the Democratic nomination unopposed.
See main article: 2024 Utah gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | Utah gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Utah |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Utah gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Utah gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | Spencer Cox at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. (53545313288).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Spencer Cox |
| Running Mate1: | Deidre Henderson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Brian King |
| Running Mate2: | Rebekah Cummings |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Spencer Cox |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Governor Spencer Cox was elected in 2020 with 63% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican primary over conservative state Representative Phil Lyman to be the nominee.[23]
On the other side, state Representative Brian King won the Democratic nomination unopposed.
See main article: 2024 Vermont gubernatorial election.
See also: 2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Image1: | Phil Scott 2019 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Phil Scott |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Esther Charlestin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Phil Scott |
| Before Party: | Vermont Republican Party |
Governor Phil Scott won re-election to a fourth two-year term in 2022. Because Vermont does not have gubernatorial term limits in its constitution, he is eligible to run for re-election for a fifth term in 2024, and has announced that he will do so.[24] Scott won the August 12 primary unopposed and will face educator Esther Charlestin in the general election.[25]
See main article: 2024 Washington gubernatorial election.
See also: 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | Washington gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | Bob Ferguson at his 2023 Shrimp Feed 02 (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Bob Ferguson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Candidate2: | Dave Reichert |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jay Inslee |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Washington Governor Jay Inslee was re-elected to a third term in 2020 with 56.6% of the vote. Because Washington does not have gubernatorial term limits in its constitution, he is eligible to run for re-election for a fourth term, but he has decided not to seek re-election.[26] State Attorney General Bob Ferguson won the Democratic nomination.[27] [28] In the Republican primary, former U.S. representative Dave Reichert won the nomination.[29] [30]
See main article: 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | West Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | Patrick Morrisey by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Patrick Morrisey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Steve Williams |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jim Justice |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Governor Jim Justice was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 63.5% of the vote. He is term-limited by the West Virginia Constitution in 2024 and ineligible to seek re-election for a third consecutive term. Justice is running for the United States Senate.
State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won the Republican nomination, defeating former state Delegate Moore Capito, businessman Chris Miller, and Secretary of State Mac Warner.[31] [32] [33] [34]
Huntington Mayor Steve Williams won the Democratic nomination unopposed.[35] [36]
See main article: 2024 American Samoan general election. Lemanu Peleti Mauga was elected Governor in the 2020 general election with 60.3% of the vote. On April 10, 2024, Mauga and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Eleasalo Ale announced their campaign for reelection under the slogan "E Lavatia le Alofa” — "Love Beareth All."[37] Prior to Magua's announcement, Paramount Chief Mauga Tasi Asuega was advocating for the Governor's reelection. Pula T. I. Nikolao Pula, former Director of the Office of Insular Affairs, announced his candidacy on March 4, 2024.[38] Pula announced High Chief Pulu Ae Ae, Jr., a former faipule for Maʻopūtasi County as his running mate.[39]
See main article: 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | Puerto Rico gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | Jenniffer Gonzalez (alt crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jenniffer González-Colón |
| Party1: | New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) |
| Nominee2: | Jesús Manuel Ortiz |
| Party2: | Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) |
| Nominee3: | Javier Córdova Iturregui |
| Party3: | Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana |
| Image4: | Senador-17 (closer crop).jpg |
| Nominee4: | Juan Dalmau |
| Party4: | Puerto Rican Independence Party |
| Image5: | Javier Jiménez (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee5: | Javier Jiménez |
| Party5: | Proyecto Dignidad |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Pedro Pierluisi |
| Before Party: | New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) |
Governor Pedro Pierluisi was elected in 2020 with 32.9% of the vote. He announced his re-election campaign on March 20, 2022, during the New Progressive Party's general assembly. However, he was defeated by Jenniffer González-Colón, the resident commissioner, in the New Progressive Party primary election.[40]
Territorial legislator Jesús Manuel Ortiz won the nomination of the Popular Democratic Party.[41] Other candidates include former territorial senator Juan Dalmau of the Puerto Rican Independence Party and San Sebastián mayor Javier Jiménez of Project Dignity.