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There were 11 gubernatorial offices on the ballot in 2024. These elections were in Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.

This was the first even-year election since 2000 where no governorships changed partisan control. Democrats retained the governorships in Delaware, North Carolina, and Washington, and Republicans retained the governorships in Indiana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Missouri, Montana, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia.

Heading into the 2024 elections, 27 governors were Republicans and 23 were Democrats. These numbers similarly remained unchanged as a result of these elections.

Ballotpedia identified three races as noteworthy. These include elections for governor in New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Washington. In North Carolina, Josh Stein (D) defeated Mark Robinson (R), and in New Hampshire, Kelly Ayotte (R) defeated Joyce Craig (D). In Washington, Bob Ferguson (D) defeated Dave Reichert (R). Before the elections, a Democrat had controlled the governorship of North Carolina since 2017, a Republican had controlled the governorship of New Hampshire since 2017, and a Democrat had controlled the governorship of Washington since 1985.

In 2024, only three incumbents were up for election, while eight races were open. All three incumbents, Spencer Cox (R) of Utah, Greg Gianforte (R) of Montana, and Phil Scott (R) of Vermont, were re-elected. In 2020, when the previous gubernatorial elections were held for most of these offices, incumbents won nine of the eleven races. Spencer Cox (R) won in Utah, where Republican incumbent Gary Herbert (R) did not run for re-election. Greg Gianforte (R) won in Montana, where incumbent Gov. Steve Bullock (D) was term-limited, making Montana's governorship the only one to change party control in 2020. Click here for more about these elections.

No states saw their trifecta or triplex status change as a result of the gubernatorial elections. To read more about trifecta statuses after the 2024 elections, click here. To read more about triplex statuses after the 2024 elections, click here.

American Samoa and Puerto Rico also held gubernatorial elections. While this page includes links to pages on gubernatorial elections in these territories, it does not include them in its statistics.

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Nov. 6, 2024

1:12 a.m.: Incumbent Spencer Cox (R) was re-elected in the Utah gubernatorial election, defeating Brian King (D), Tommy Williams (Independent American Party), J. Robert Latham (L), and Tom Tomeny (Unaffiliated).^[1]

Nov. 5, 2024

11:29 p.m.: Bob Ferguson (D) won the Washington gubernatorial election, defeating Dave Reichert (R).^[2] Ballotpedia identified this as a battleground race. Click here to learn more.
10:34 p.m.: Kelly Ayotte (R) won the New Hampshire gubernatorial election, defeating Joyce Craig (D) and Stephen Villee (L).^[3] Ballotpedia identified this as a battleground race. Click here to learn more.
10:00 p.m.: Incumbent Greg Gianforte (R) was re-elected in the Montana gubernatorial election, defeating Ryan Busse (D) and Kaiser Leib (L).^[4]
9:49 p.m.: Mike Kehoe (R) won the Missouri gubernatorial election, defeating Crystal Quade (D), Paul Lehmann (G), and Bill Slantz (L).^[5]
9:00 p.m.: Kelly Armstrong (R) won the North Dakota gubernatorial election, defeating Merrill Piepkorn (D) and Michael Coachman (I).^[6]
8:36 p.m.: Matt Meyer (D) won the Delaware gubernatorial election, defeating Michael Ramone (R).^[7]
7:45 p.m.: Josh Stein (D) won the North Carolina gubernatorial election, defeating Mark Robinson (R), Vinny Smith (C), Wayne Turner (G), and Mike Ross (L).^[8] Ballotpedia identified this as a battleground race. Click here to learn more.
7:33 p.m.: Incumbent Phil Scott (R) was re-elected in the Vermont gubernatorial election, defeating Esther Charlestin (D), June Goodband (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party), Kevin Hoyt (I), and Poa Mutino (I).^[9]
7:30 p.m.: Patrick Morrisey (R) won the West Virginia gubernatorial election, defeating Steve Williams (D), S. Marshall Wilson (C), Erika Kolenich (L), and Chase Linko-Looper (Mountain Party).^[10]
7:00 p.m.: Mike Braun (R) won the Indiana gubernatorial election, defeating Jennifer McCormick (D), and Donald Rainwater (L).^[11]

Offices on the ballot in 2024

The following table highlights the change in governorships before and after the 2024 elections.

Governors' seats up in 2024
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	3	3
	Republican Party	8	8
Total		11	11

The following chart shows states holding gubernatorial elections in 2024 by the party of the winning candidate.

Partisan balance of all governors

Heading into the 2024 elections, 27 governors are Republicans and 23 are Democrats. In the states with gubernatorial elections in 2024, eight have Republican governors and three have a Democratic governor.

Governors' partisan breakdown
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	23	23
	Republican Party	27	27
Total		50	50

The map below highlights each state by the party of its governor once candidates elected in the 2024 elections are sworn in.

Changes in trifecta and triplex status

Trifectas

See also: State government trifectas

State government trifecta is a term to describe single-party government, when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature.

As of April 27, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

The following map highlights the change in the trifecta status of state governments after the 2024 elections.

Triplexes

See also: State government triplexes

A state government triplex is a term used to describe when a state's governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same party.

As of April 27, 2025, there are 25 Republican triplexes, 20 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

The following map highlights the change in the triplex status of state governments after the 2024 elections.

Partisan control history

The following chart shows the partisan control of governorships by party from 1992 to 2024.

Analysis of state elections, 2024

See also: Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024

State legislative elections

See also: State legislative elections, 2024

In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether. Across 44 states, 85 of those chambers held regular legislative elections in 2024. These elections were for 5,807 of the country's 7,386 state legislative seats (79%). The general election for state legislative races was held on November 5, 2024.

Two state legislative chambers, the Michigan and Minnesota state Houses, changed party control following the 2024 general election. Republicans won control of the Michigan House from Democrats, and won a tie in the Minnesota House.

To learn more about the state legislative races that were on your ballot, click here to use our Sample Ballot Lookup tool.

States are also holding special state legislative elections in 2024 to fill vacant seats. Click here for more.

In the U.S. Territories, seven legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 169 seats in 2024. Elections were held for the American Samoa House of Representatives, the Guam Legislature, the Puerto Rico Senate and House of Representatives, the Northern Mariana Islands Senate and House of Representatives, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature.

As of April 27th, 2025, Republicans controlled 55.63% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 43.66%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber			Other	Vacant
State senates	834	1,124	5	10
State houses	2,391	2,985	19	18
Total:	3,225	4,109	24	28

Featured analysis

State legislative seats that changed party control in 2024: As a result of the Nov. 5, 2024, elections, partisan composition of all 7,386 state legislative seats changed by 0.7 percentage points. Democrats had a net loss of 54 seats, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. Republicans had a net gain of 55 seats, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. Independents and minor party officeholders had a net loss of one seat, representing 0.01% of all state legislative seats.
Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022: Competitiveness refers to the presence of choice throughout the election cycle. A greater level of competitiveness means voters have the ability to make more decisions. A lower level of competitiveness equals fewer choices. State legislative competitiveness in 2022 reached its highest level compared to all even-year election cycles since 2010. In 2022, the nationwide State Legislative Competitiveness Index is 36.2, beating out 2018 (36.1) and the 2012 post-redistricting cycle (35.2).

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State executive elections

See also: State executive official elections, 2024

State executive offices up for election in 2024 included 11 gubernatorial seats, nine lieutenant gubernatorial seats, 10 attorney general seats, and seven secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there were 167 state executive seats up for election across 30 states in 2024.^[12]

In 2022, 307 state executive offices were up for election across 44 states. Twenty offices changed party control, including two previously held Republican lieutenant governorships that changed parties because the governor and lieutenant governor ran on a joint ticket. Of the 18 offices which changed partisan control due to direct election, 10 switched from Democrat to Republican, seven switched from Republican to Democrat, and one nonpartisan official was succeeded by a Republican. A total of 26 incumbents seeking re-election to state executive offices were defeated, with 10 of those losing in the general election and 16 losing in their party's primary or nominating convention.

Featured analysis (from 2022)

Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections: Thirteen state government trifectas were vulnerable in the 2022 elections, according to Ballotpedia's annual trifecta vulnerability ratings. Democrats defended seven vulnerable trifectas and Republicans defended six. A state government trifecta occurs when one party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 37 state government trifectas: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 Democratic trifectas. The remaining 13 states had a divided government where neither party had a trifecta.
State government triplexes: Heading into the November 8 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 9 divided governments where neither party held triplex control. A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.^[13] In states where the attorney general or secretary of state are appointed by the governor, Ballotpedia considers the office to be held by the governor's party for the purposes of defining triplexes.^[14]
Annual State Executive Competitiveness Report: Ballotpedia's 2022 study of competitiveness in state executive official elections found that 37.1% of incumbents did not seek re-election, leaving those offices open. This was higher than in 2020 (35.6%) and 2014 (32.7%) but lower than in 2018 (38.6%) and 2016 (45.2%). The decade average for open offices was 37.8%.

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State judicial elections

See also: State judicial elections, 2024

A total of 306 appellate court seats were up for election in 2024. The seats included:

83 supreme court seats.
223 intermediate appellate court seats.

Ballotpedia provided coverage of supreme court and intermediate appellate court elections, as well as local trial court elections for judges within the 100 largest cities in the United States as measured by population.

In addition, in the U.S. Territories, four judges were on the ballot in retention elections in 2024. One judge on the Guam Supreme Court, two on the Guam Superior Court, and one on the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court stood for retention to remain on the bench.

Featured analysis

Partisanship of state supreme court judges: In June 2020, Ballotpedia conducted a study into the partisanship of state supreme court justices. The study placed each justice into one of five categories indicating confidence in their affiliations with either the Democratic or Republican Parties. These categories were Strong Democratic, Mild Democratic, Indeterminate, Mild Republican, and Strong Republican.