2024 United States elections
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Election day | November 5 |
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Incumbent president | Joe Biden (Democratic) |
Next Congress | 119th |
Presidential election | |
Partisan control | Republican gain |
Popular vote margin | Republican +TBD% |
Electoral vote | |
Donald Trump (R) | 312 |
Kamala Harris (D) | 226 |
Presidential election results map. Red denotes those won by Trump/Vance, and Blue denotes states won by Harris/Walz. Numbers indicate allotted electoral votes. | |
Senate elections | |
Overall control | Republican gain |
Seats contested | 34 of the 100 seats (32 seats of Class I + 2 special elections) |
Net seat change | Republican +4 |
Map of the 2024 Senate races Democratic hold Republican hold Independent hold Too close to call[a] Democratic gain Republican gain No election | |
House elections | |
Overall control | Republican hold |
Seats contested | All 435 voting-members All 6 non-voting delegates |
Popular vote margin | Republican +TBD% |
Net seat change | TBD |
Map of the 2024 House races Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain | |
Gubernatorial elections | |
Seats contested | 11 of 50 state governors 2 of 5 territorial governors |
Net seat change | 0 |
Map of the 2024 gubernatorial elections Democratic hold Republican hold New Progressive hold Non-partisan No election |
The 2024 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. In the presidential election, former President Donald Trump, running as the Republican nominee, defeated the incumbent Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans gained control of the Senate and held a narrow control of the House of Representatives, winning a government trifecta for the first time since 2016.[1]
This election cycle was notable for an attempted assassination of Trump, the first time a US President (current or former) was shot since 1981 and the first time a US Presidential candidate had been shot on the campaign trail since 1972. Another attempted assassination of Trump also failed later in the campaign. Major issues across the elections were the economy, abortion, and the Israel–Hamas war.
Issues
This article may lend undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, or controversies. (November 2024) |
Economic issues
Voters consistently cited the economy as their top issue in the 2024 election.[2] Following the COVID-19 pandemic, a global surge in inflation ensued that raised prices on many goods, though the U.S. inflation rate had declined significantly during 2023 and 2024.[3][4][5] The New York Times reported that both candidates "embraced a vision of a powerful federal government, using its muscle to intervene in markets in pursuit of a stronger and more prosperous economy."[6]
The chief divide between the two major parties on this issue going into the election were the incumbent Democrats presenting the American electorate with a message that the economy was strong and well on its way to recovering from the effect of worldwide inflation[citation needed], with President Biden and Rep. Nancy Pelosi often remarking they "inherited" several economic problems which they asserted to have since "fixed" under their leadership[citation needed], while the Republicans focused on specific aspects affecting American consumers such as gas and grocery prices, with GOP messaging asking the question "Are you better off now than you were under President Trump?"[citation needed]
Abortion
This was the first presidential election held after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, and the third overall election cycle after the 2022 midterm elections and the 2023 off-year elections. Republican-controlled states predominantly passed near-total bans on abortion in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. By April 2023, abortion was "largely illegal" in several states.[7] According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, there were 15 states that had de jure early stage bans on abortion explicitly without exceptions for rape or incest: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.[7] (Ohio voters subsequently codified abortion rights in Ohio's state constitution via November 2023 Ohio Issue 1.) In states with laws granting exceptions, it was reported de facto that "very few exceptions to these new abortion bans have been granted" and that patients who had been raped or otherwise qualified for exceptions were being turned away, citing "ambiguous laws and the threat of criminal penalties make them unwilling to test the rules".[8]
Abortion referendums were on the ballot in 10 states in 2024: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota.[9]
Indictments
Federal indictments
On November 18, 2022, three days after former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump announced his 2024 re-election bid, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to investigate Trump's role in the January 6th U.S. Capitol attack and Trump's mishandling of government documents, including classified documents. On June 8, 2023, Trump was indicted on 37 federal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.[10] The case was dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon on July 15, 2024.[11]
On August 1, 2023, a Washington, D.C., federal grand jury indicted Trump on four felony counts of conspiracy and obstruction related to Trump's alleged role in the January 6 incident and alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.[12]
On August 11, 2023, four months after incumbent president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden announced his re-election bid, AG Garland appointed David C. Weiss to serve as special counsel to investigate Biden's son, Hunter Biden, who was indicted on September 14, 2023, on three federal firearms-related charges.[13][14] Hunter Biden was later convicted on all 3 felony counts on June 11, 2024.[15]
State indictments
On March 30, 2023, Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan for his alleged role in a scandal stemming from hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.[16] While Trump would later be found guilty in a jury trial,[17] shortly after the verdict in Manhattan the Supreme Court issued a ruling on a separate case which acknowledged the legal concept of "Presidential Immunity" as a constitutional privilege afforded both to current and former US Presidents, and ruling that certain documents and testimony relating to a former Presidents time in Office were not permissible as evidence in a trial,[18] possibly effecting the legality of the court case procedure, evidence, testimony, and verdict.
On August 14, 2023, a Georgia grand jury indicted Trump on racketeering and other felonies committed in an effort to overturn the state's 2020 election results and the Trump–Raffensperger phone call.[19][20] As of November 5, 2024, Trump had pleaded not guilty to all the charges, and Judge Tanya Chutkan had granted a motion by the prosecution to waive all deadlines in the case to assess if/how the prosecution could/would proceed.[21]
States attempts to remove Donald Trump from primary ballots
On December 19, 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court removed Trump from the state's 2024 Republican primary, citing the Fourteenth Amendment's ban on candidates who engage in insurrections.[22] Following this decision other states attempted to follow suit and remove Trump from the ballot in their respective states, though most attempts were rejected.[23] Both the states of Maine[24] and Illinois[25] passed decisions to remove Trump from their respective ballots and suppress any votes cast for Donald Trump from the tallies, though the decisions were paused awaiting US Supreme Court appeal from Trumps team on the Colorado ballot ban case.
The decision to remove Trump from the Colorado ballot was later overturned by the US Supreme Court on March 4, 2024,[26] after which all other attempts at removing Trump from other state ballots ended or became moot.
Foreign relations
Israel–Hamas War
With the ongoing war in the Middle East between Israel, the territories it occupies and its regional neighbors coming under increasing international scrutiny as it continued to escalate, many Americans had protested in support and in opposition to the United States continued friendship and alliance with Israel.
While many cities[27][28][29] and universities[30][31] experienced anti-Israeli protests calling on the US to end its support for the Israeli government and other Israeli institutions, which included calls for Americans to not support the 2024 election efforts of President Biden or Vice-President Harris due to their administrations continued support for Israel,[32] Domestic American Pro-Israel groups had meanwhile spent large sums of money to support pro-Israel candidates against candidates critical of the Israeli government.[33][34] According to a campaign finance analysis by Politico, AIPAC was the "biggest source of Republican money flowing into competitive Democratic primaries this year."[35]
Alleged foreign interference
Several foreign nations may have interfered in the 2024 United States elections, the most notable being China, Iran, and Russia. The efforts have largely focused on propaganda and disinformation campaigns using inauthentic accounts on social media, and stoking domestic divisions and denigrating the United States and democracy more broadly.[36][37][38]
Federal elections
Presidential election
The 2024 United States presidential election was the 60th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. This was the first presidential election under the electoral vote distribution determined by the 2020 census. Presidential electors who would elect the President and Vice President of the United States were chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes is required to win the election.
President Joe Biden initially ran for a second term and won the primaries, with Vice President Kamala Harris once again serving as his running mate; Biden later withdrew his candidacy on July 21, 2024.[39] Biden's withdrawal made him the first eligible incumbent president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 not to seek re-election, and the first to withdraw after securing enough delegates to win the nomination.[40] Harris is the first nominee who did not participate in the primaries since Vice President Hubert Humphrey, also in 1968.[41] Other candidates that entered the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries include Minnesota US Representative Dean Phillips, self-help author Marianne Williamson, and businessman Jason Palmer, all of whom later suspended their campaigns and endorsed Biden,[42][43] except Williamson who would continue to suspend and un-suspend her campaign.[44] This was the first election since 1968 in which an eligible incumbent president was not their party's nominee.[45] After a survey by the Associated Press of Democratic delegates on July 22, 2024, Kamala Harris became the new presumptive candidate for the Democratic party, a day after declaring her candidacy.[46] She would become the official nominee on August 5 following a virtual roll call of delegates.[47]
In November 2022, former President Donald Trump announced his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.[48] Other candidates who entered the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries include former South Carolina governor and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley and Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, who later suspended their campaigns and endorsed Trump.[49] The first Republican presidential debate was held on August 23, 2023, and the first primary contest was the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, which was held on January 15, 2024.[50] Trump would win the nomination easily; he was formally nominated at the Republican Convention on July 15, his third consecutive presidential nomination.[51]
In October 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his run as an independent presidential candidate.[52] On August 23, 2024, Kennedy announced he was suspending his campaign and backing Trump.[53] In July, intermediaries between Trump and Kennedy discussed a possible role for Kennedy in the Trump administration in return for his endorsement;[54] a month later, Kennedy made similar overtures to the Harris campaign, but was rebuffed.[55]
Congressional elections
Senate elections
All 33 seats in Senate Class 1 and one seat in Senate Class 2 were up for election; at least one additional special election were take place to fill vacancies that arise during the 118th Congress. Democrats controlled the majority in the closely divided Senate following the 2022 U.S. Senate elections, but they had to defend 23 seats in 2024. Three Democratic-held seats up for election are in the heavily Republican-leaning states of Montana, Ohio, and West Virginia, all of which were won comfortably by Trump in both 2016 and 2020.[56] Other potential Republican targets included seats in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Maryland.
Special elections
Two special elections were scheduled to fill the unexpired terms of senators who vacated their seats during the 118th Congress:
- Nebraska Class 2: Republican Ben Sasse resigned his seat on January 8, 2023, to become President of the University of Florida. Pete Ricketts was appointed by Nebraska governor Jim Pillen to fill the seat until the special election, which took place concurrently with the regularly-scheduled 2024 Senate elections.[57][58][59]
- California Class 1: Democrat Dianne Feinstein died on September 29, 2023. Laphonza Butler was appointed by California governor Gavin Newsom to fill the seat until the special election, which took place concurrently with the regular election for a six-year term.[60][61]
House of Representatives elections
All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Additionally, elections were held to select the non-voting members who represent the District of Columbia and all five permanently-inhabited U.S. territories in the House of Representatives. Republicans held a narrow majority in the House of Representatives following the 2022 U.S. House elections.[62]
Special elections
Six special elections to the House of Representatives were held in 2024.
- New York's 3rd congressional district: Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip to succeed Republican George Santos, who was expelled on December 1, 2023, for making false biographical statements and alleged misuse of campaign funds.[63] The district has a partisan index of D+2.[64]
- New York's 26th congressional district: Democrat Tim Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson to succeed Democrat Brian Higgins, who resigned on February 2, 2024, to become president of Shea's Performing Arts Center.[65] The district has a partisan index of D+9.[64]
- California's 20th congressional district: Republican Vince Fong defeated Republican Mike Boudreaux to succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy, who resigned on December 31, 2023, after his removal as Speaker of the House.[66] The district has a partisan index of R+16.[64]
- Ohio's 6th congressional district: Republican Michael Rulli defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to succeed Republican Bill Johnson, who resigned on January 21, 2024, to become president of Youngstown State University.[67] The district has a partisan index of R+16.[64]
- Colorado's 4th congressional district: Republican Greg Lopez defeated Democrat Trisha Calvarese to succeed Republican Ken Buck, who resigned on March 22, 2024, due to dissatisfaction with the current Congress.[68] The district has a partisan index of R+13.[64]
- New Jersey's 10th congressional district: Democrat LaMonica McIver defeated Republican Carmen Bucco to succeed Democrat Donald Payne Jr., who died on April 24, 2024, from complications following a heart attack.[69] The district has a partisan index of D+30.[64]
- Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: Republican Mike Gallagher resigned on April 24, 2024.[70] The district has a partisan index of R+10.[64]
- Texas's 18th congressional district: Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee died on July 19, 2024.[71] The district has a partisan index of D+23.[64]
State elections
Gubernatorial elections
Elections were held for the governorships of eleven of the fifty U.S. states and two U.S. territories. Special elections were held for vacancies in the other states and territories, if required by respective state or territorial constitutions.
States
- Delaware
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
Territories
Attorney general elections
10 states held attorney general elections.
Secretary of state elections
7 states held elections.
State treasurer elections
10 states held elections.
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
Legislative elections
Most legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections in 2024. The exceptions are the Michigan Senate, Minnesota Senate, and both legislative chambers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia. In chambers that use staggered terms, only a portion of the seats in the chamber were up for election.
Other executive and judicial elections
In addition to gubernatorial elections, various other executive and judicial positions held elections at the state level in 2024.
Ballot measures
147 ballot measures in 41 states were held in the November general elections.[72]
Local elections
Mayoral elections
A number of major U.S. cities and counties have held mayoral elections in 2024:
- Bridgeport, Connecticut: On February 27, two-term incumbent Joe Ganim won re-election against John Gomes after the previous election held in November 2023 was found fraudulent.[73]
- Bakersfield, California: On March 5, two-term incumbent Karen Goh won re-election against Gregory Tatum.[74]
- Fresno, California: On March 5, one-term incumbent Jerry Dyer won re-election against James Barr and Samantha Dussell.[75]
- Riverside, California: On March 5, one-term incumbent Patricia Lock Dawson won re-election against Jessica Qattawi.[76] It was the first time since 2009 that it did not go to a runoff election.[76]
- San Jose, California: On March 5, one-term incumbent Matt Mahan won re-election against Tyrone Wade.[77]
- Kenosha, Wisconsin: On April 2, David Bogdala defeated Lydia Spottswood, succeeding two-term incumbent John Antaramian, who chose to retire.[78]
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: On April 2, one-term incumbent Cavalier Johnson won re-election to a full term against David King.[79]
- Lubbock, Texas: On June 15, Mark McBrayer defeated Steve Massengale in a runoff, succeeding one-term incumbent Tray Payne, who chose to retire.[80]
- Honolulu, Hawaii: On August 10, one-term incumbent Rick Blangiardi won re-election against Choon James.[81]
- Miami-Dade County, Florida: On August 20, one-term incumbent Daniella Levine Cava won re-election against Manny Cid and Alexander Otaola.[82]
- Alexandria, Virginia: On November 5, Alyia Gaskins was elected to succeed two-term incumbent Justin Wilson who chose to retire.[83][84]
- Austin, Texas: On November 5, one-term incumbent Kirk Watson won re-election against Jeffery Bowen, Doug Greco, Carmen Llanes Pulido, and Kathie Tovo.[85][86]
- Baltimore, Maryland: On November 5, one-term incumbent Brandon Scott won re-election against Shannon Wright.[87][88]
- Cheyenne, Wyoming: On November 5, one-term incumbent Patrick Collins won re-election against Rick Coppinger.[89][90]
- Phoenix, Arizona: On November 5, one-term incumbent Kate Gallego won re-election against Matt Evans.[91][92]
- San Francisco, California: On November 5, one-term incumbent London Breed was defeated by fellow Democrat Daniel Lurie.[93][94]
- Virginia Beach, Virginia: On November 5, one-term incumbent Bobby Dyer won re-election against Sabrina Wooten, John Moss, Chris Taylor, and R.K. Kowalewitch.[95][96]
Eligible incumbents
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Two-term incumbent Sharon Weston Broome is running for re-election.[97] She will face Sid Edwards in the runoff election.[98]
- Corpus Christi, Texas: Two-term incumbent Paulette Guajardo is running for re-election. She will face Michael Hunter in the runoff election.[99]
- Costa Mesa, California: One-term incumbent John Stephens is running for re-election.
- Fayetteville, Arkansas: Four-term incumbent Lioneld Jordan is running for re-election.[100] He will face Molly Rawn in the runoff election.[101]
- Grand Forks, North Dakota: One-term incumbent Brandon Bochenski is running for re-election.[102]
- Salt Lake County, Utah: One-term incumbent Jenny Wilson is running for re-election.[103]
- San Diego, California: One-term incumbent Todd Gloria is running for re-election.[104] He will face Larry Turner in the runoff election.
- Springdale, Arkansas: Four-term incumbent Doug Sprouse is running for re-election.[105]
Ineligible or retiring incumbents
- El Paso, Texas: Two-term incumbent Oscar Leeser is term-limited and ineligible to run.[106] Renard Johnson and Brian Kennedy advanced to the runoff election.[107]
- Grand Rapids, Michigan: Two-term incumbent Rosalynn Bliss is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- Huntington, West Virginia: Three-term incumbent Steve Williams is retiring to run for governor.[108] Jennifer Wheeler and Patrick Farrell are the nominees for the general election.[109]
- Irvine, California: Two-term incumbent Farrah Khan is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Three-term incumbent Carolyn Goodman is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- Mesa, Arizona: Two-term incumbent John Giles is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- Portland, Oregon: Two-term incumbent Ted Wheeler is retiring.[110]
- Raleigh, North Carolina: Two-term incumbent Mary-Ann Baldwin is retiring.[111]
- Richmond, Virginia: Two-term incumbent Levar Stoney is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- Sacramento, California: Two-term incumbent Darrell Steinberg is retiring.[112] Flojaune Cofer and Kevin McCarty advanced to the runoff election.[113]
- Stockton, California: One-term incumbent Kevin Lincoln is retiring to run for Congress.[114] Tom Patti and Christina Fugazi advanced to the runoff election.[115]
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: Two-term incumbent G. T. Bynum is term-limited and ineligible to run. Monroe Nichols and Karen Keith advanced to the runoff election.[116]
- Wilmington, Delaware: Two-term incumbent Mike Purzycki is retiring.[117] John Carney is currently unopposed for the general election.[118]
Seats that changed parties
- Pueblo, Colorado: On January 23, Heather Graham defeated one-term incumbent Nick Gradisar in his bid for re-election. Republican gain from Democrat.[119]
- Burlington, Vermont: On March 5, Emma Mulvaney-Stanak defeated Joan Shannon, succeeding four-term incumbent Miro Weinberger, who chose to retire. Vermont Progressive gain from Democrat.[120]
- Anchorage, Alaska: On May 14, Suzanne LaFrance defeated one-term incumbent Dave Bronson in his bid for re-election. Independent gain from Republican.[121]
- Wheeling, West Virginia: On May 14, Denny Magruder defeated Rosemary Ketchum, succeeding two-term incumbent Glenn Elliott, who was term-limited. Republican gain from Democrat.[122][123]
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: On August 27, Monroe Nichols and Karen Keith advanced to the runoff election, succeeding two-term incumbent G. T. Bynum, who was term-limited. Democratic gain from Republican.[116]
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: On October 1, Grier Hopkins defeated John B Coghill Jr. and Robert Shields, succeeding two-term incumbent Bryce Ward, who was term-limited. Democratic gain from Republican.[124]
- Scottsdale, Arizona: On November 5, Lisa Borowsky defeated one-term incumbent Dave Ortega. Republican gain from Democrat.[125][126]
Tribal elections
In January, the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation elected Sandra Pattea tribal president,[127] ousting long-term tribal leader Bernadine Burnette, who first joined the tribal council in 1992.[128] Also in January, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community elevated Cole Miller from vice chair to tribal chairman,[129] Debra O'Gara was elected president of the Petersburg Indian Association in Alaska,[130] Fred L. Romero was elected governor of the Taos Pueblo, and Craig Quanchello was named governor of the Picuris Pueblo.[131]
In February, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians elected Doug Barrett tribal chief in a special election to fill the remainder of Donald "Doc" Slyter's term, which expires in April 2030. Slyter died in November 2023.[132][133]
In March, the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma reelected Durell Cooper III as tribal chairman and Matthew Tselee as vice-chairman. Dustin Cozad was elected Apache Treasurer and Donald Komardley and Amber Achilta were elected to the tribe's business committee. The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma elected Jason Dollarhide as treasurer, Carolyn Ritchey to the business committee, and Stacy Lindsly to the grievance committee.[134]
In April, Lisa Goree was elected chair of the Shinnecock Nation on Long Island. She is the first woman to lead the tribe since 1792.[135]
In May, Forrest Tahdooahnippah was elected as chair of the Comanche Nation, replacing Mark Woommavovah who declined to run for reelection after being censured for his approval of a refinery project on tribal land; Diana Doyebi-Sovo was elected vice-chair. The Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma elected Mikal Scott-Werner second chief, Kallista Keah as secretary-treasurer, Cody Hollenbeck first councilman, and Rachel Marie Yeakley to the tribe's grievance committee.[136] The Wasco, part of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, elected Jefferson Greene chief in a special election.[137] Michael Q. Primus II, Ben Lucero Wolf, Tiya “Tanequodle” Rosario, and Warren Quetone were elected to the Kiowa Tribe's legislature.[138] The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho elected Lee Juan Tyler as chair of the Fort Hall Business Council.[139]
In June, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Arizona elected Julian Hernandez tribal council chair.[140] The Osage Nation elected Pam Shaw, John Maker, Billy Keene, Maria Whitehorn, and Joe Tillman to the Osage Congress.[141] Charles Diebold was reelected chief of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation while Cynthia Bauer and John White Eagle were elected to the tribe's business committee. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma elected Abraham Lincoln, Perri Ahhaitty, and Christie Modlin to the business committee.[142] In a June Comanche Nation runoff, Lisa Dawsey was elected tribal administrator and law firm Crowe & Dunlevy was elected tribal attorney.[142] Also in June, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe voters elected Bruce Savage to lead the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and reelected Cathy Chavers as head of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Faron Jackson Sr. of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and Michael Fairbanks of the White Earth Nation. Grand Portage Band of Chippewa chairperson Robert Deschampe was unopposed.[143] The sixth group in the tribe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, elected Virgil Wind chief executive in April when he won the primary election outright with more than 50 percent of the vote. Wind succeeded Melanie Benjamin who decided not to run for a seventh term.[144]
In July, the Chickasaw Nation reelected David Woerz, Toby Perkins, Nancy Elliott, Shana Tate Darter, and Scott Wood to the tribe's legislature and Linda English Weeks to the tribe's supreme court.[142] Matthew Wesaw was reelected to a fourth term as chair of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians tribal council.[145]
In August, Kathleen Wooden Knife won an open-seat race to become the first woman elected president of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.[146]
In October, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa voters reelected tribal president John Johnson,[147] and the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas reelected Gail Cheatham as chairperson.[148]
Referendums
In January, three proposed Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes constitutional amendments failed after only 11.3% of voters returned ballots, short of the 30% voter turnout required for constitutional amendments to pass by the tribe's constitution.[149]
In June, the Cherokee Nation rejected a referendum calling for a constitutional convention to amend or replace the tribe's constitution by a margin of 69.5% to 30.5%.[150] Also in June, the Osage Nation voters approved 76.9% to 23.1% a constitutional amendment allowing the Osage Congress to reject executive appointees during a special session.[141] A Kiowa Tribe referendum scheduled for June that would have raised citizens' blood quantum was cancelled.[138] A measure to approve opening of a retail cannabis dispensary on the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs reservation was not approved due to low voter turnout; the measure received approval from a majority of voters, but it required the approval of one-third of all eligible voters.[151]
In July, Seneca Nation voters rejected a referendum to establish a tribal police department.[152]
In October, the Yurok Tribe voted in favor of removing blood quantum requirements for membership with a descent-based tribal membership in an advisory referendum. The Yurok tribal council will decide whether or not to amend membership requirements in the tribe's constitution.[153]
Territories
Table of state, territorial, and federal results
This table shows the partisan results of presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative races held in each state and territory in 2024. Note that not all states and territories hold gubernatorial, state legislative, and Senate elections in 2024. The five territories and Washington, D.C., do not elect members of the Senate, and the territories do not take part in presidential elections; instead, they each elect one non-voting member of the House. Nebraska's unicameral legislature and the governorship and legislature of American Samoa are elected on a non-partisan basis, and political party affiliation is not listed.
State/ |
2022 PVI[154] |
Before 2024 elections | After 2024 elections | |||||||
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Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Pres.[b] | Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | ||
Alabama | R+15 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–2 |
Alaska | R+8 | Rep | Coalition[c] | Rep | Dem 1–0 | Rep | Rep | Coalition[d] | Rep | |
Arizona | R+2 | Dem | Rep | Split D/I[e] | Rep 6–3 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Dem | Rep 6–3 |
Arkansas | R+16 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 |
California | D+13 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 40–12 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | |
Colorado | D+4 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 5–3 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Split 4–4 |
Connecticut | D+7 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 5–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 5–0 |
Delaware | D+7 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 1–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 1–0 |
Florida | R+3 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 20–8 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 20–8 |
Georgia | R+3 | Rep | Rep | Dem | Rep 9–5 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Dem | Rep 9–5 |
Hawaii | D+14 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 |
Idaho | R+18 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2–0 |
Illinois | D+7 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 14–3 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 14–3 |
Indiana | R+11 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 7–2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 7–2 |
Iowa | R+6 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | |
Kansas | R+10 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 |
Kentucky | R+16 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–1 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–1 |
Louisiana | R+12 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–2 |
Maine | D+2 | Dem[f] | Dem | Split R/I[g] | Dem 2–0 | Dem[h] | Dem | Split R/I[g] | Dem 2–0 | |
Maryland | D+14 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 7–1 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 7–1 |
Massachusetts | D+15 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 9–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 9–0 |
Michigan | R+1 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 7–6 | Rep | Dem | Split | Dem | Rep 7–6 |
Minnesota | D+1 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Split 4–4 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Split 4–4 | |
Mississippi | R+11 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 |
Missouri | R+10 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6–2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6–2 |
Montana | R+11 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 2–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2–0 |
Nebraska | R+13 | Rep[i] | NP/R[j] | Rep | Rep 3–0 | Rep[k] | Rep | NP/R[j] | Rep | Rep 3–0 |
Nevada | R+1 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 3–1 | Rep | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 3–1 |
New Hampshire | D+1 | Rep | Rep | Dem | Dem 2–0 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Dem | Dem 2–0 |
New Jersey | D+6 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 9–3 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 9–3 |
New Mexico | D+3 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 3–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 3–0 |
New York | D+10 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 16–10 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 19–7 |
North Carolina | R+3 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Split 7–7 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 10–4 |
North Dakota | R+20 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 |
Ohio | R+6 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 10–5 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | |
Oklahoma | R+20 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–0 |
Oregon | D+6 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 4–2 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 5–1 |
Pennsylvania | R+2 | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 9–8 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Rep 9–8 | |
Rhode Island | D+8 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 |
South Carolina | R+8 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6–1 |
South Dakota | R+16 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 |
Tennessee | R+14 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 8–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 8–1 |
Texas | R+5 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 25–13 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 25–13 |
Utah | R+13 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 |
Vermont | D+16 | Rep | Dem | Split D/I[l] | Dem 1–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Split D/I[l] | Dem 1–0 |
Virginia | D+3 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 6–5 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 6–5 |
Washington | D+8 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 8–2 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 8–2 |
West Virginia | R+22 | Rep | Rep | Split R/I[m] | Rep 2–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2–0 |
Wisconsin | R+2 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 6–2 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 6–2 |
Wyoming | R+25 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 |
United States | Even | Rep | Rep[c] | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep[d] | Rep | Rep |
Washington, D.C. | D+43 | Dem[n] | Dem[n] | — | Dem | Dem | Dem[n] | Dem | — | Dem |
American Samoa | — | NP/D[o] | NP | Rep | — | NP | NP | Rep | ||
Guam | Dem | Dem | Rep | Dem[p] | Dem | Rep | Rep | |||
N. Mariana Islands | Ind | Coalition[q] | Dem | — | Ind | Rep | ||||
Puerto Rico | PNP/D[r] | PDP | PNP/R[s] | PDP/D | ||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | |||||
State/ |
PVI | Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Pres. | Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House |
Before 2024 elections | After 2024 elections |
Violent threats
Assassination attempts
On July 13, 2024, during an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate for the 2024 Presidential Election, was shot in a failed assassination attempt. Trump was shot in the upper right ear, while one rally attendee was killed and two others were critically injured.[157] This marked the first time a current or former US President had been shot since then-President Ronald Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981, the first time a Presidential Candidate was shot on the campaign trail since the shooting of Democratic Presidential Candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972,[158] and the first time a former President had been shot since the shooting of President Theodore Roosevelt on October 14, 1912 (who, similar to Donald Trump, was a former-President running for a non-consecutive election when he was shot, though Theodore Roosevelt was seeking a non-consecutive 3rd term as a 3rd party candidate, after previously choosing not to run in the 1908 election cycle as a Republican).
On September 15, 2024, Trump's security detail spotted an armed man while the former president was touring his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. They opened fire on the suspect, who fled in a vehicle and was later captured thanks to the contribution of an eyewitness. In the location where the suspect was spotted, the police retrieved a modified SKS rifle with a scope, two rucksacks and a GoPro in what was called by the FBI a second assassination attempt.[159]
Other
The 2024 election cycle had been marked by widespread doxxing, swatting, and threats against several politicians and activists, with a particular series of incidents starting in December 2023.[160][161][162]
See also
- Artificial intelligence and elections
- List of elections in the United States
- List of elections in 2024
Notes
- ^ Pennsylvania requires elections to be recounted if the percentage difference is less than one percent.
- ^ This column reflects the individual who won a plurality of the state's popular vote in the 2024 presidential election.
- ^ a b A coalition of 19 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 2 Independents controlled the Alaska House of Representatives, while a grand coalition of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans controlled the Alaska Senate.
- ^ a b Both houses of the Alaska Legislature will remain under coalition control; the partisan composition of these coalitions is yet to be announced.[155]
- ^ One of Arizona's senators, Mark Kelly, is a Democrat. The other senator from Arizona, Kyrsten Sinema, was elected as a Democrat but registered as an Independent in December 2022.
- ^ Three of Maine's electoral votes were called for Biden, while one of its electoral votes was called for Trump.
- ^ a b One of Maine's senators, Susan Collins, is a Republican. The other senator from Maine, Angus King, is an independent who has caucused with Democrats since taking office in 2013.
- ^ Three of Maine's electoral votes were called for Harris, while one of its electoral votes was called for Trump.
- ^ Four of Nebraska's electoral votes were called for Trump, while one of its electoral votes was called for Biden.
- ^ a b Though a majority of its members identify as Republicans, the unicameral Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan.
- ^ Four of Nebraska's electoral votes were called for Trump, while one of its electoral votes was called for Harris.
- ^ a b One of Vermont's senators, Peter Welch, is a Democrat. The other senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, was elected as an independent and has caucused with Democrats since taking office in 2007.
- ^ One of West Virginia's senators, Shelley Moore Capito, is a Republican. The other senator from West Virginia, Joe Manchin, was elected as a Democrat but registered as an Independent in May 2024.
- ^ a b c The federal district does not have a governor or state legislature but elects the mayor of Washington, D.C., as well as the Council of the District of Columbia.
- ^ Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga affiliates with the Democratic Party.
- ^ Although Guam does not have a vote in the Electoral College, the territory has held a presidential advisory vote for every presidential election since 1980.
- ^ A coalition of independents and Democrats control the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and Senate.[156]
- ^ Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Pierluisi is a member of the Puerto Rican New Progressive Party, but affiliates with the Democratic Party at the national level.
- ^ Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner, Jenniffer González, was elected as a member of the New Progressive Party and has caucused with Republicans since taking office in 2017.
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