2024 Elections Headquarters

Overview NewDEALer Races Governors’ Races State Legislative Races Ballot Measures

With the nation drawing closer to Election Day, talk about the top of the ticket continues to be front of mind. Though the showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has mammoth implications for the future of our country – from how we build a resilient, opportunity-based economy to the fate of reproductive rights – the hundreds of other races happening at the federal, state, and local levels are critical for securing American freedoms and ushering in a new wave of progress.

The NewDEAL is following races up and down the ticket closely. Take a moment to explore our 2024 Messaging Guide for key insights on reaching voters, as well as our 2024 Elections Memo for an overview of the must-watch races and ballot measures.

On Election Night, we’ll be tracking all NewDEAL Leaders and alumni running for higher offices and for re-election nationwide. At the 2024 Elections Headquarters, you can get live updates on all these races by state with the option to filter by certain conditions, state, office, or race status. For results from all of the races featured in our 2024 Elections Memo, toggle between the tabs for results on gubernatorial and state legislative races, as well as results from impactful ballot measures nationwide.

Download our 2024 Messaging Guide

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All NewDEALer Races

This year, 24 NewDEAL Leaders and alumni are running for higher office, including 9 for U.S. House and Senate in states across the country and 3 in gubernatorial races. 3 more members of our organization are on the ballot for statewide offices, while 9 more are running for other higher offices, such as state legislature, county commissioner, mayor and more. You can view all Leaders and alumni running for higher office here.

Additionally, 75 NewDEAL Leaders are running for re-election across 37 states. Below, you can find details on every race, and we will begin tracking results once polls close on November 5th. To view only the Leaders running for higher office, filter the following by “Status.”

Governor Races

Currently, there are 27 Republican governors and 23 Democratic governors, and 11 states have gubernatorial elections this year. Democrats are competitive in four of this year’s races: Delaware (OPEN), New Hampshire (OPEN), North Carolina (OPEN), and Washington.

NewDEALers Joyce Craig, Matt Meyer, and Josh Stein are running in gubernatorial races in New Hampshire, Delaware, and North Carolina. You can track their results on the NewDEALer Races tab.

2024 Race Called for Republican
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No 2024 Race; Held by Democrat
No 2024 Race; Held by Republican

State Legislature Races

Currently, the GOP controls 29 state legislatures, while the Democrats control 20 legislatures. Pennsylvania is the only state in the country where legislative control is split with Republicans leading the senate and Democrats leading the house.

The states NewDEAL is watching (per our 2024 Elections Memo) are Arizona and New Hampshire, where Democrats can potentially flip chambers; North Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Montana, where Democrats can make gains to break up Republican supermajorities; Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania where Democrats must defend leads in the state houses; and Nevada, where Democrats have the opportunity to pick up a supermajority in the senate.

2024 Race Called for Republicans
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No 2024 Race; Held by Democrats
No 2024 Race; Held by Republicans

Ballot Measures

Ballot measures, particularly those related to abortion rights, are a major issue in the 2024 election. Voters across 41 states will decide more than 150 ballot measures in November, according to POLITICO.

Reproductive Rights Other Ballot Measures

Reproductive Rights

Ten states have abortion measures on the ballot this year (per Kaiser Family Foundation) that would expand or clarify abortion rights. Two ballot measures occur in Presidential battleground states (AZ & NV), and five (AZ, NV, FL, MD, and MT) occur in states with closely-watched Senate races.

Nebraska has two dueling measures. One would amend the state constitution to recognize a fundamental right to abortion up to viability and the other would amend the constitution to ban abortion in the second and third trimesters. The measure that gets the most “for” votes will be the one adopted, according to the Secretary of State.

Abortion Measure on 2024 Ballot
Dueling Abortion Measure on 2024 Ballot
State Voted to Protect Abortion in 2022 / 2023

Other Ballot Measures

Proposals related to ranked choice voting, open primaries, redistricting and other election-related issues are appearing on more than a dozen ballots across the country. In addition, states will vote on issues like minimum wage and paid sick leave.