2024 United States gubernatorial elections

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2024 United States gubernatorial elections
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United States gubernatorial elections will 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 will elect 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.

Race summary[]

States[]

State Governor Party First elected Last race Status Candidates
Delaware John Carney Democratic 2016 59.5% D Term-limited
  • TBD
Indiana Eric Holcomb Republican 2016 56.5% R Term-limited
  • Eric Doden (Republican)[1]
Missouri Mike Parson Republican 2016 57.1% R Term-limited
  • Mike Kehoe (Republican)[2]
Montana Greg Gianforte Republican 2020 54.4% R Eligible
  • TBD
North Carolina Roy Cooper Democratic 2016 51.5% D Term-limited
  • TBD
North Dakota Doug Burgum Republican 2016 65.8% R Eligible
  • TBD
Utah Spencer Cox Republican 2020 63.0% R Eligible
  • TBD
Washington Jay Inslee Democratic 2012 56.6% D Eligible
  • TBD
West Virginia Jim Justice Republican 2016[a] 64.8% R Term-limited
  • Chris Miller (Republican)[4]

Territories[]

State Governor Party First elected Last race Status Candidates
American Samoa Lemanu Peleti Mauga Democratic[b] 2020 60.3% D Eligible
  • TBD
Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi New Progressive[c] 2020 32.9% NP Eligible
  • TBD

Delaware[]

Main article: 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Democrat John Carney will be term-limited in 2024. Potential Democratic candidates include president of Delaware State University Antoine "Tony" Allen, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, former Attorney General of Delaware Matthew Denn, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Bethany Hall-Long, state senator Sarah McBride, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, Insurance Commissioner of Delaware Trinidad Navarro, Mayor of Wilmington Mike Purzycki, former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Leo E. Strine Jr., and Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate Bryan Townsend.[5]

Indiana[]

Main article: 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb will be term-limited in 2024. Former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation Eric Doden is running for the Republican nomination.[1]

Missouri[]

Main article: 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Republican Mike Parson will be term-limited in 2024. Lieutenant Governor of Missouri Mike Kehoe is running for the Republican nomination.[2]

Montana[]

Main article: 2024 Montana gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Greg Gianforte is eligible to run for re-election in 2024, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

North Carolina[]

Main article: 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Democrat Roy Cooper will be term-limited in 2024. Potential candidates include Democratic Attorney General of North Carolina Josh Stein and Republican Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson.[6][7]

North Dakota[]

Main article: 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Republican Doug Burgum is eligible to run for re-election in 2024, as North Dakota does not have gubernatorial term limits. He has expressed interest in running for a third term.[8] Should Burgum retire, U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong has been mentioned as a potential candidate.[9]

Utah[]

Main article: 2024 Utah gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Spencer Cox is eligible to run for re-election in 2024, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Washington[]

Main article: 2024 Washington gubernatorial election

Three-term incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee is eligible to run for re-election in 2024, as Washington does not have gubernatorial term limits. Inslee has filed paperwork to run for a fourth term.[10] Should Inslee retire, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson have been mentioned as a potential candidates.[11][12]

West Virginia[]

Main article: 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Republican Jim Justice will be term-limited in 2024. Businessman and son of U.S. Representative Carol Miller Chris Miller is running for the Republican nomination.[4] Additionally, auditor of West Virginia JB McCuskey has expressed interest in running for the Republican nomination.[13]

Territories[]

American Samoa[]

Main article: 2024 American Samoa gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga is eligible to run for re-election in 2024 but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Puerto Rico[]

Main article: 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent New Progressive governor Pedro Pierluisi is eligible to run for re-election in 2024 but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Governor Jim Justice was originally elected as a Democrat before switching back to a Republican in 2017. Justice won re-election as a Republican in 2020.[3]
  2. ^ The governor of American Samoa is elected on a non-partisan basis, although individuals do affiliate with national parties, in Mauga's case with the Democratic Party.
  3. ^ Pierluisi affiliates with the Democratic Party on the national level.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Former state official announces 2024 gubernatorial run 3 years ahead of Election Day". Indy Star. May 6, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Mike Kehoe passes on 2022 Senate run to focus on 2024 Missouri governor's race". Missouri Independent. March 22, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Tatum, Sophie; Bradner, Eric; Merica, Dan (August 4, 2017). "Jim Justice of West Virginia governor announces plan to switch parties - CNN Politics". CNN.
  4. ^ a b Adams, Steven. "Chris Miller, Son of Congresswoman Carol Miller, Announces 2024 Run for West Virginia Governor". www.theintelligencer.net. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Why wait to speculate on Carney's eventual successor?". Delaware Business Times. January 22, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "11 takeaways from the latest NC political fundraising". WRAL. August 3, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Fain, Travis (28 October 2021). "Lt. Gov. Robinson '95 percent sure' he's running for governor". WRAL.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ Notermann, Jacob. "Burgum not ruling out 3rd term". kfyrtv. Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Jacobs, Mike. "In North Dakota politics 2025 looms already". Dickinson Press. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Commentary: Is It Too Early to Talk About the 2024 Election in Washington State? How About 2022?". The Chronicle. May 16, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "King County Executive Dow Constantine holds wide lead in bid for 4th term". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson touts legal wins as he faces GOP challenger Matt Larkin". Seattle Times. October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2022. He is a likely candidate for governor once Gov. Jay Inslee leaves the office.
  13. ^ "Auditor McCuskey considers run for governor if conditions are right". 2 December 2021.
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