2024 United States elections
The 2024 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President will be elected. In addition, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested. 13 state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
| ← 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 → Presidential election year | |
| Election day | November 5 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Joe Biden (Democratic) |
| Next Congress | 119th |
| Presidential election | |
| Electoral vote | |
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| The electoral map for the 2024 election, based on populations from the 2020 census | |
| Senate elections | |
| Seats contested | 33 seats of Class I |
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| Map of the 2024 Senate races | |
| House elections | |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting-members All six non-voting delegates |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 13 |
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| Legend | |
| Democratic incumbent Term-limited or retiring Democrat Republican incumbent Term-limited or retiring Republican Unknown incumbent New Progressive incumbent Nonpartisan No election | |
Federal elections
Presidential election
The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The current electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2020 census. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes are required to win the election. President Joe Biden will be eligible to run for a second term and has indicated that he plans to do so.[1]
Senate elections
All seats in Senate Class I will be up for election. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies in the other two Senate Classes.
House of Representatives elections
All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election. Additionally, elections will be held to select the Delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from U.S. territories. This includes the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who serves a four-year term.
State elections
Gubernatorial elections
Elections will be held for the governorships of eleven of the fifty U.S. states and two U.S. territories. Special elections may be held for vacancies in the other states and territories, if required by respective state/territorial constitutions.
Local elections
Mayoral elections
A number of major cities will hold mayoral elections in 2024.
Eligible incumbents
- Baltimore, Maryland: Incumbent Democrat Brandon Scott is eligible for re-election.
- El Paso, Texas: Incumbent Democrat Oscar Leeser is eligible for re-election.
- Fresno, California: Incumbent Republican Jerry Dyer is eligible for re-election.
- Miami-Dade County, Florida: Incumbent Democrat Daniella Levine Cava is eligible for re-election.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Incumbent Democrat Cavalier Johnson is eligible for re-election.
- Phoenix, Arizona: Incumbent Democrat Kate Gallego is eligible for re-election.
- Portland, Oregon: Incumbent Democrat Ted Wheeler is eligible for re-election.
- Salt Lake County, Utah: Incumbent Democrat Jenny Wilson is eligible for re-election.
- San Diego, California: Incumbent Democrat Todd Gloria is eligible for re-election.
Ineligible or retiring incumbents
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Incumbent independent Carolyn Goodman is ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
References
- Sprunt, Barbara (March 25, 2021). "Biden Says He Expects To Run For A 2nd Term". NPR. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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