2024 United States elections

{{Main|Indictments against Donald Trump}}During the 2024 election cycle, Donald Trump faced multiple criminal and civil court cases. By December 2022, one month after announcing his re-election bid,{{Cite web |last1=Stracqualursi |first1=Veronica |last2=Holmes |first2=Kristen |last3=Orr |first3=Gabby |date=2022-11-16 |title=Former President Donald Trump announces a White House bid for 2024 {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/trump-2024-presidential-bid/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115195034/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/trump-2024-presidential-bid/index.html |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=CNN |language=en}} he had four criminal indictments totaling 86 felony counts.{{Cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Geoff |last2=Khan |first2=Saher |date=December 28, 2023 |title=How Trump's criminal and civil cases could shape the 2024 campaign |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-trumps-criminal-and-civil-cases-could-shape-the-2024-campaign |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414044859/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-trumps-criminal-and-civil-cases-could-shape-the-2024-campaign |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |access-date=April 14, 2024 |website=PBS NewsHour}} Trump and many Republicans made numerous false and misleading statements regarding Trump's criminal trials, including false claims that they are "rigged" or "election interference" orchestrated by Biden and the Democratic Party, of which there is no evidence.{{Cite news |last=Qiu |first=Linda |date=May 31, 2024 |title=Trump and Allies Assail Conviction With Faulty Claims |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/trump-speech-fact-check.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 9, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601040801/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/trump-speech-fact-check.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Yourish |first1=Karen |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |date=May 24, 2024 |title=Trump's Pattern of Sowing Election Doubt Intensifies in 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525011332/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |work=The New York Times |quote=Former President Donald J. Trump has baselessly and publicly cast doubt about the fairness of the 2024 election about once a day, on average, since he announced his candidacy for president, according to an analysis by The New York Times ... This rhetorical strategy—heads, I win; tails, you cheated—is a beloved one for Mr. Trump that predates even his time as a presidential candidate ... Long before announcing his candidacy, Mr. Trump and his supporters had been falsely claiming that President Biden was 'weaponizing' the Justice Department to target him.}}

On May 30, 2024, Trump was found guilty by a jury of all 34 felony counts in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump over falsifying business records for hush money payments to pornographic film star Stormy Daniels, to ensure her silence about a sexual encounter between them to influence the 2016 presidential election. This made Trump the first former U.S. President to be convicted of a crime in American history.{{Cite news |last1=Gamio |first1=Lazaro |last2=Yourish |first2=Karen |last3=Haag |first3=Matthew |last4=Bromwich |first4=Jonah E. |last5=Haberman |first5=Maggie |last6=Lai |first6=K.K. Rebecca |date=May 30, 2024 |title=The Trump Manhattan Criminal Verdict, Count By Count |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-hush-money-verdict.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530210216/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-hush-money-verdict.html |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

Trump was found liable on May 9, 2023, by an anonymous jury,{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Dan |date=March 23, 2023 |title=Carroll v. Trump jurors will be anonymous, judge says, citing Trump's reaction to hush money investigation |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/politics/carroll-trump-jury/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402112134/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/politics/carroll-trump-jury/index.html |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=CNN |publisher=}} in E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump for battery and defamation,{{Cite web |last=Katersky |first=Aaron |date=May 10, 2023 |title=Trump liable for battery, defamation in E. Jean Carroll suit |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/jury-deliberations-underway-jean-carroll-battery-defamation-case/story?id=99183870 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=ABC News |language=en}} and was ordered to pay a total of $88.3-million combined judgement,{{cite news |last1=Queen |first1=Jack |last2=Cohen |first2=Luc |date=May 9, 2023 |title=Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, awards her $5 mln |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/jurors-set-deliberate-civil-rape-case-against-donald-trump-2023-05-09/ |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509190650/https://www.reuters.com/legal/jurors-set-deliberate-civil-rape-case-against-donald-trump-2023-05-09/ |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |work=Reuters}}

In September 2023, Trump was found guilty of financial fraud in New York v. Trump and was ordered to pay a $354.8 million judgement,{{Cite web |last1=Charalambous |first1=Peter |last2=Katersky |first2=Aaron |date=February 17, 2024 |title=Trump civil fraud case: Judge fines Trump $354M, says frauds 'shock the conscience' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/trump-fraud-trial/?id=103642561 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005232802/https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/trump-fraud-trial/?id=103642561 |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=ABC News |language=en}} in which Trump appealed.

{{main|Presidential eligibility of Donald Trump}}

Several state courts and officials, including the Colorado Supreme Court,{{Cite news |last1=Halpert |first1=Madeline |last2=Drenon |first2=Brandon |date=December 19, 2023 |title=Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off ballot, citing 'insurrection' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67768873 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220202057/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67768873 |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=BBC News |publisher=}} a state Circuit Court in Illinois,{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Mitch |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Judge Orders Trump Removed From Illinois Primary Ballots |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/us/trump-removal-illinois-primary-ballot.html |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229005213/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/us/trump-removal-illinois-primary-ballot.html |url-status=live}} and the Secretary of State of Maine,{{Cite news |last1=Freiman |first1=Jordan |last2=Kaufman |first2=Katrina |last3=Kazarian |first3=Grace |date=December 28, 2023 |title=Maine secretary of state disqualifies Trump from primary ballot |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-maine-primary-ballot-disqualified-secretary-of-state-shenna-bellows/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229014916/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-maine-primary-ballot-disqualified-secretary-of-state-shenna-bellows/ |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |publisher=CBS News}} ruled that Trump was ineligible to hold office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack, and moved to disqualify him from appearing on the ballot.{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2023 |title=Trump back on ballot in Colorado while state Republicans appeal ban to Supreme Court |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-republican-party-appeal-u-s-supreme-court-trump-ballot-ban/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229062034/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-republican-party-appeal-u-s-supreme-court-trump-ballot-ban/ |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |publisher=CBS News}} On March 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Trump v. Anderson that states cannot determine eligibility for a national election under Section 3, and only Congress has the authority to disqualify candidates, or to pass legislation that allows courts to do so.{{cite news |last=Fritze |first=John |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/politics/trump-supreme-court-colorado-14th-amendment/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304151515/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/politics/trump-supreme-court-colorado-14th-amendment/index.html |url-status=live}}

{{See also|2024 United States presidential election#Campaign issues}}

{{Further|2024 United States presidential election#Democracy}}

Polling before the election indicated profound dissatisfaction with the state of American democracy on both sides of the electorate.{{Cite web |last=Brenan |first=Megan |date=2024-11-01 |title=Economy, Immigration, Abortion, Democracy Driving Voters |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/652970/economy-immigration-abortion-democracy-driving-voters.aspx |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Gallup.com |language=en |archive-date=November 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124161307/https://news.gallup.com/poll/652970/economy-immigration-abortion-democracy-driving-voters.aspx |url-status=live}}

Liberals tended to believe that conservatives were threatening democracy following their attempts to overturn the 2020 election.{{Cite web |author1=Smith, Allan |author2=Gomez, Henry J. |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Republicans switched gears to focus on issues such as inflation and crime that poll highest among voter concerns |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/democrats-press-threat-democracy-campaigns-final-days-gop-candidates-s-rcna55806 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107232800/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/democrats-press-threat-democracy-campaigns-final-days-gop-candidates-s-rcna55806 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=NBC News |publisher=}} During the election, significant debate broke out about whether Donald Trump could be considered a fascist. According to one poll conducted on October 25, 2024, 49% of Americans saw Trump as a fascist, described as "a political extremist who seeks to act as a dictator, disregards individual rights and threatens or uses force against their opponents". Meanwhile, only 22% saw Harris as a fascist by this definition.{{Cite news |last1=Langer |first1=Gary |last2=Sparks |first2=Steven |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Half of Americans see Donald Trump as a fascist: Poll |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-fascist-concerns-poll/story?id=115083795 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105054756/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-fascist-concerns-poll/story?id=115083795 |archive-date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=October 25, 2024 |work=ABC News |publisher=}}

Some Republicans were concerned that Trump's former impeachment and four criminal indictments were attempts to influence the election and keep him from office;{{Cite web |last=Schumann |first=Megan |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Is Our Democracy Under Threat? |url=https://www.rutgers.edu/news/our-democracy-under-threat |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025225321/https://www.rutgers.edu/news/our-democracy-under-threat |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=rutgers.edu}} however, there is no evidence that Trump's criminal trials were "election interference" orchestrated by Biden and the Democratic Party,{{cite news |last1=Yourish |first1=Karen |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |date=May 24, 2024 |title=Trump's Pattern of Sowing Election Doubt Intensifies in 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525011332/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/24/us/politics/trump-election-results-doubt.html |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |work=The New York Times |quote=Former President Donald J. Trump has baselessly and publicly cast doubt about the fairness of the 2024 election about once a day, on average, since he announced his candidacy for president, according to an analysis by The New York Times ... This rhetorical strategy—heads, I win; tails, you cheated—is a beloved one for Mr. Trump that predates even his time as a presidential candidate ... Long before announcing his candidacy, Mr. Trump and his supporters had been falsely claiming that President Biden was 'weaponizing' the Justice Department to target him.}}{{Cite news |last=Qiu |first=Linda |date=May 31, 2024 |title=Trump and Allies Assail Conviction With Faulty Claims |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/trump-speech-fact-check.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601040801/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/trump-speech-fact-check.html |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=June 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} and Trump also continued to repeat false claims that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen from him.{{cite news |last1=Riccardi |first1=Nicholas |last2=Price |first2=Michelle L. |date=December 16, 2023 |title=Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-democracy-election-2024-f2f824f056ae9f81f4e688fe590f41b4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215220821/https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-democracy-election-2024-f2f824f056ae9f81f4e688fe590f41b4 |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |access-date=December 16, 2023 |work=Associated Press |publisher=}}

After Trump was shot at an election rally in an assassination attempt,{{Cite web |last1=Osborne |first1=Mark |last2=Katersky |first2=Aaron |last3=Klein |first3=Rick |last4=Margolin |first4=Josh |last5=Rubin |first5=Olivia |last6=Thomas |first6=Pierre |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump shot at rally in assassination attempt; spectator killed and shooter dead |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-rushed-off-stage-disturbance-pennsylvania-rally/story?id=111913361 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714002735/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-rushed-off-stage-disturbance-pennsylvania-rally/story?id=111913361 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=ABC News |language=en}} polling soon after the event showed that one third of Americans agreed that the assassination attempt of Trump was "part of a broader plot or conspiracy", and nearly half of those polled answering "very or somewhat likely" to the idea that "The U.S. will no longer be a democracy" within 10 years.{{Cite web |last1=Ballard |first1=Jamie |last2=Montgomery |first2=David |date=July 24, 2024 |title=What Americans believe about the attempted assassination on Donald Trump |url=https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/50154-what-americans-believe-about-attempted-assassination-donald-trump-poll |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106220222/https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/50154-what-americans-believe-about-attempted-assassination-donald-trump-poll |archive-date=November 6, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=YouGov |language=en-us |quote=}}

{{Main|Economy of the United States}}

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Voters consistently cited the current status of the U.S. economy as their top issue in the 2024 election.{{cite news |title=Issues and the 2024 election |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/09/09/issues-and-the-2024-election/ |publisher=Pew Research Center |date=September 9, 2024}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Goldmacher |first=Shane |date=October 17, 2022 |title=Republicans Gain Edge as Voters Worry About Economy, Times/Siena Poll Finds |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/republicans-economy-nyt-siena-poll.html |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020235453/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/republicans-economy-nyt-siena-poll.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Montanaro |first=Domenico |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166486046/poll-economy-inflation-transgender-rights-republicans-democrats-biden |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329090442/https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166486046/poll-economy-inflation-transgender-rights-republicans-democrats-biden |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=NPR |publisher=}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/election-2024-poll-how-voters-feel-about-key-issues-1813658 |title=Election 2024 poll: How voters feel about key issues |first=Darragh |last=Roche |date=July 19, 2023 |work=Newsweek |access-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126202104/https://www.newsweek.com/election-2024-poll-how-voters-feel-about-key-issues-1813658 |url-status=live}} 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."{{Cite news |last=Tankersley |first=Jim |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/economy/harris-trump-economy-inflation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817002443/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/economy/harris-trump-economy-inflation.html |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

The chief divide between the two major parties on the economy going into the election cycle were the incumbent Democrats pointing out that the economy was strong and well on its way to recovering from the effects of worldwide inflation,{{Cite news |last=Romans |first=Christine |date=November 3, 2024 |title=The economy is strong. Voters decide what happens to it next. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/economy-strong-voters-decide-happens-rcna176811 |access-date=December 13, 2024 |work=NBC News}} initially coining the term "Bidenomics",{{Cite news |last=Cancryn |first=Adam |date=June 27, 2024 |title=Biden puts all his chips on the table with a push on 'Bidenomics' |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/27/biden-puts-all-his-chips-on-the-table-with-a-push-on-bidenomics-00103861 |access-date=November 16, 2024 |work=Politico}} but acknowledging that goods were still too expensive and promising action to increase affordability.{{Cite news |last=Sainato |first=Michael |date=2024-09-25 |title=Harris says cost of living 'still too high' as she lays out economic agenda |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/25/harris-opportunity-economic-plan-middle-class |access-date=2024-11-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Republicans argued that the economy was better while they were in office,{{Cite web |date=2024-03-21 |title=Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-voters-pandemic-era-economy-inflation-597f4f2f2b2e32d8933802e37ef66913 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=AP News |language=en}} and promised to quickly bring down inflation, increase tariffs, and cut taxes and regulations.{{Cite news |last=Boak |first=Josh |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Trump's economic plan promises to 'defeat' inflation but leaves out policy, budget specifics |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-economic-plan-promises-to-defeat-inflation-but-leaves-out-policy-budget-specifics |access-date=December 13, 2024 |work=PBS News}}

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Border security and immigration were among the top issues concerning potential voters in the election.{{cite news |last1=Leonhardt |first1=David |author-link=David Leonhardt |date=January 17, 2024 |title=A 2024 Vulnerability |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/briefing/immigration-policy-democrats.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126192037/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/briefing/immigration-policy-democrats.html |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last1=Fields |first1=Gary |last2=Sanders |first2=Linley |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons |url=https://apnews.com/article/democracy-2024-election-trump-biden-poll-39309519c8473175c25ab5a305e629ba |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216014504/https://apnews.com/article/democracy-2024-election-trump-biden-poll-39309519c8473175c25ab5a305e629ba |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |access-date=December 16, 2023 |website=Associated Press |publisher=}} Polling throughout the election cycle showed that most Americans wanted to reduce immigration.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jeffrey M. |date=July 12, 2024 |title=Sharply More Americans Want to Curb Immigration to U.S. |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/647123/sharply-americans-curb-immigration.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720215320/https://news.gallup.com/poll/647123/sharply-americans-curb-immigration.aspx |archive-date=July 20, 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |website=Gallup}} Soon after President Biden assumed office in 2021, entries into the US began to rise, worsening in 2023 and early 2024 as a surge of migrants through the border with Mexico occurred, causing record high levels of illegal entry into the US.{{Cite news |title=America's immigration policies are failing |url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/01/25/how-americas-failed-immigration-policies-might-cost-joe-biden-the-election |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126191707/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/01/25/how-americas-failed-immigration-policies-might-cost-joe-biden-the-election |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |newspaper=The Economist}} By June 2024, illegal crossings reached a three-year low following four consecutive monthly drops, which senior government officials attributed to increased enforcement between the United States and Mexico, the weather, and Biden's executive order which increased asylum restrictions,{{Cite news |first=Camilo |last=Montoya-Galvez |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-crossings-us-mexico-border-june-2024/ |title=Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border fall to 3-year low, the lowest level under Biden |newspaper=CBS News |date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710231729/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-crossings-us-mexico-border-june-2024/ |url-status=live}} but were still higher than average numbers recorded by the former Trump administration.{{Cite web |last=Gilder |first=Lucy |date=30 September 2024 |title=How many migrants have crossed the US border illegally? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jp4xqx2z3o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124151614/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jp4xqx2z3o |archive-date=November 24, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}

{{Main|Abortion in the United States}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Edsall |first=Thomas B. |author-link=Thomas B. Edsall |date=April 12, 2023 |title=How The Right Came To Embrace Intrusive Government |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/opinion/republican-party-intrusive-government.html |access-date=April 12, 2023 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |quote=Republicans in states across the country are defiantly pushing for the criminalization of abortion — of the procedure, of abortifacient drugs and of those who travel out of state to terminate pregnancy... According to research provided to The Times by the Kaiser Family Foundation, states that have abortion bans at various early stages of pregnancy with no exception for rape or incest include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412100935/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/opinion/republican-party-intrusive-government.html |url-status=live}} 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. (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".{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Amy Schoenfeld |date=January 21, 2023 |title=Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/21/us/abortion-ban-exceptions.html |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |quote=...But in the months since the court’s decision, very few exceptions to these new abortion bans have been granted, a New York Times review of available state data and interviews with dozens of physicians, advocates and lawmakers revealed. Instead, those with means are traveling to states where abortion is still broadly legal or are obtaining abortion pills at home because the requirements to qualify for exceptions are too steep. Doctors and hospitals are turning away patients, saying that ambiguous laws and the threat of criminal penalties make them unwilling to test the rules. |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628105203/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/21/us/abortion-ban-exceptions.html |url-status=live}}

Abortion referendums were on the ballot in 10 states in 2024: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota.{{Cite news |last1=Pereira |first1=Ivan |date=2024-10-12 |title=Abortion, voting rights, other key issues on the ballot in states this election |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/abortion-voting-rights-key-issues-ballot-states-election/story?id=114511530 |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=ABC News |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112235321/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/abortion-voting-rights-key-issues-ballot-states-election/story?id=114511530 |url-status=live}}

{{Further|Gaza war protests}}

With the war in the Middle East between Israel and its regional neighbors under increased 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.File:2024 Columbia pro-Palestine protest 17.jpg

Many cities{{Cite web |date=2023-11-25 |title=Pro-Palestine rallies coincide with Black Friday |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/pro-palestine-rallies-coincide-black-015916771.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113043502/https://www.yahoo.com/news/pro-palestine-rallies-coincide-black-015916771.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-27 |title=Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York and Los Angeles |url=https://apnews.com/article/jfk-lax-palestine-protest-israel-airports-dd5981ea903961f77309c27a7b52ed07 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=AP News |language=en |author=Offenhartz, Jake |archive-date=December 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230204142/https://apnews.com/article/jfk-lax-palestine-protest-israel-airports-dd5981ea903961f77309c27a7b52ed07 |url-status=live}} and universities{{Cite web |last1=Taft |first1=Isabelle |last2=Lemonides |first2=Alex |last3=Gamio |first3=Lazaro |last4=Betts |first4=Anna |date=2024-07-21 |title=Campus Protests Led to More Than 3,100 Arrests, but Many Charges Have Been Dropped |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/campus-protests-arrests.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721103633/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/campus-protests-arrests.html |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Mapping pro-Palestine college campus protests around the world |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/29/mapping-pro-palestine-campus-protests-around-the-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501002135/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/29/mapping-pro-palestine-campus-protests-around-the-world |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Lerer |first=Lisa |date=2024-03-30 |title=Biden Fund-Raiser and Trump Visit to New York Preview Clashes to Come |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/us/politics/biden-clinton-obama-trump-nyc.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330011642/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/us/politics/biden-clinton-obama-trump-nyc.html |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The New York Times}} Domestic American Pro-Israel groups had meanwhile spent large sums of money to support pro-Israel candidates against candidates critical of the Israeli government.{{cite news |last1=Greve |first1=Joan E. |last2=Herman |first2=Alice |last3=Craft |first3=Will |date=22 April 2024 |title=Pro-Israel US groups plan $100m effort to unseat progressives over Gaza |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/20/pro-israel-groups-gaza-us-elections |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927075117/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/20/pro-israel-groups-gaza-us-elections |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |work=The Guardian}}{{cite news |last=McGreal |first=Chris |author-link=Chris McGreal |date=22 April 2024 |title=The pro-Israel groups planning to spend millions in US elections |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/aipac-pro-israel-lobby-group-us-elections |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927075143/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/aipac-pro-israel-lobby-group-us-elections |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |work=The Guardian}} According to a campaign finance analysis by Politico, AIPAC was the "biggest source of Republican money flowing into competitive Democratic primaries this year."{{cite news |last=Stepansky |first=Joseph |date=21 June 2024 |title=What's behind the historic pro-Israel spending in a New York House primary? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/21/whats-behind-the-historic-pro-israel-spending-in-a-new-york-house-primary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905115314/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/21/whats-behind-the-historic-pro-israel-spending-in-a-new-york-house-primary |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |work=Al Jazeera}}

{{main|2024 United States 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 based upon the 2020 census. In each state, the presidential electors who actually 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.{{Cite web |last=Rafford |first=Claire |title=Biden commits to Harris as his running mate for 2024 |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/19/biden-commits-to-harris-as-his-running-mate-2024-527418 |access-date=August 20, 2022 |website=Politico |date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127211518/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/19/biden-commits-to-harris-as-his-running-mate-2024-527418 |url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Galva |first=Alejandro A. Alonso |date=July 23, 2024 |title=The president has dropped of out the race. What's next? |url=https://www.cpr.org/2024/07/23/president-biden-drops-out-of-race-whats-next/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728121843/https://www.cpr.org/2024/07/23/president-biden-drops-out-of-race-whats-next/ |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Colorado Public Radio |language=en}} Harris is the first nominee who did not participate in the primaries since Vice President Hubert Humphrey, also in 1968.{{cite web |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Party like it's 1968? History repeats itself, Biden decision throws Chicago DNC into uncertain future |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/party-like-its-1968-history-repeats-itself-biden-decision-throws-chicago-dnc-into-uncertain-future/3496610/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723014742/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/party-like-its-1968-history-repeats-itself-biden-decision-throws-chicago-dnc-into-uncertain-future/3496610/ |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=NBC Chicago}} Other candidates that entered the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries include Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, self-help author Marianne Williamson, and businessman Jason Palmer, all of whom later suspended their campaigns and endorsed Biden,{{cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Melissa |last2=Watson |first2=Kathryn |last3=Yilek |first3=Caitlin |date=23 August 2024 |title=Who's running for president in 2024? Meet the candidates — and the ones who've dropped out |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/whos-running-president-2024-candidates-democratic-republican/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616004407/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/whos-running-president-2024-candidates-democratic-republican/ |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=CBS News |publisher=}}{{cite web |last1=Pipia |first1=Lindsey |date=15 May 2024 |title=American Samoa primary victor Jason Palmer bows out of the presidential race |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/american-samoa-primary-victor-jason-palmer-bows-presidential-race-rcna152509 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605075226/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/american-samoa-primary-victor-jason-palmer-bows-presidential-race-rcna152509 |archive-date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=NBC News |publisher=}} except Williamson who continued to suspend and un-suspend her campaign.{{Cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=2024-02-28 |title=Marianne Williamson 'un-suspends' campaign after Michigan primary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/28/marianne-williamson-presidential-campaign |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} This was the first election since 1968 in which an eligible incumbent President was not their party's nominee.{{cite web |last1=Kenning |first1=Chris |last2=Samuelsohn |first2=Darren |title='It's unprecedented': Biden's exit is a history-making moment in the American presidency |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/22/biden-drops-out-presidential-history/74491426007/ |website=USA Today |date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725003155/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/22/biden-drops-out-presidential-history/74491426007/ |url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Fabian |first1=Jordan |last2=Korte |first2=Gregory |date=22 July 2024 |title=Harris Crosses Delegate Threshold in Sign Nomination Is Hers |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-23/harris-crosses-delegate-threshold-in-sign-nomination-is-hers |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240723020427/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-23/harris-crosses-delegate-threshold-in-sign-nomination-is-hers |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=Bloomberg}} She became the official nominee on August 5 following a virtual roll call of delegates.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Seung Min |title=Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall |url=https://apnews.com/article/harris-democratic-presidential-nomination-eb43b6b346cc644b2d195315cb2bfb20 |website=Associated Press |date=August 5, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808041440/https://apnews.com/article/harris-democratic-presidential-nomination-eb43b6b346cc644b2d195315cb2bfb20 |url-status=live}}

In November 2022, former President Donald Trump announced his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.{{Cite web |last=Orr |first=Gabby |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Former Republican President Donald Trump says he's launching another White House bid |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/trump-2024-presidential-bid/index.html |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=CNN Politics |publisher=CNN |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115195034/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/trump-2024-presidential-bid/index.html |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Shepard |first1=Steven |title=The 2024 GOP field: How they win, how they lose |url=https://www.politico.com/interactives/2023/republican-candidates-2024-gop-presidential-hopefuls-list/ |work=Politico |date=August 29, 2023 |access-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629080718/https://www.politico.com/interactives/2023/republican-candidates-2024-gop-presidential-hopefuls-list/ |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |last1=King |first1=John |last2=Malloy |first2=Allie |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Some Iowa voters shift favorites after GOP debate, while Ramaswamy stokes a divide |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/25/politics/haley-ramaswamy-gop-debate-iowa-voters/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201195236/https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/25/politics/haley-ramaswamy-gop-debate-iowa-voters/index.html |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |access-date=August 30, 2023 |work=CNN |publisher=}} Trump won the nomination easily; he was formally nominated at the Republican Convention on July 15, his third consecutive presidential nomination.{{cite web |last1=Peoples |first1=Steve |last2=Barrow |first2=Bill |last3=Colvin |first3=Jill |title=Cheering GOP delegates nominate Trump for president as he announces Vance as running mate |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-republican-national-convention-58c09e396b79751c44baed14a1b432a8 |website=AP News |date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813010622/https://apnews.com/article/trump-republican-national-convention-58c09e396b79751c44baed14a1b432a8 |url-status=live}}

In October 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his run as an independent presidential candidate.{{Cite web |last=Pellish |first=Aaron |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president, ending Democratic primary challenge to Biden |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/politics/kennedy-independent-campaign/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231009173105/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/politics/kennedy-independent-campaign/index.html |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |access-date=November 16, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}} On August 23, 2024, Kennedy announced he was suspending his campaign and backing Trump.{{Cite news |last1=Pellish |first1=Aaron |last2=Dovere |first2=Edward-Isaac |date=2024-08-23 |title=RFK Jr. suspends presidential campaign |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/politics/rfk-jr-suspends-campaign/index.html |access-date=2024-08-27 |work=CNN Politics |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823194811/https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/politics/rfk-jr-suspends-campaign/index.html |url-status=live}} In July, intermediaries between Trump and Kennedy discussed a possible role for Kennedy in the Trump administration in return for his endorsement;{{Cite news |last1=Dawsey |first1=Josh |last2=Scherer |first2=Michael |date=2024-07-22 |title=RFK Jr. floated a job in a Trump White House as he weighed endorsing Trump |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/22/rfk-jr-floated-job-trump-white-house-he-weighed-endorsing-trump/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240826164302/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/22/rfk-jr-floated-job-trump-white-house-he-weighed-endorsing-trump/ |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-27 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} a month later, Kennedy made similar overtures to the Harris campaign, but was rebuffed.{{Cite news |last1=Scherer |first1=Michael |last2=Dawsey |first2=Josh |date=2024-08-15 |title=Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to meet with Kamala Harris to discuss Cabinet job |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/rfk-jr-kamala-harris-cabinet-trump/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240903070125/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/rfk-jr-kamala-harris-cabinet-trump/ |archive-date=September 3, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-27 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}

{{main|2024 United States Senate elections}}

All 33 seats in Senate Class 1 and one seat in Senate Class 2 were up for election; two additional special elections took place to fill vacancies that arose during the {{USCongressOrdinalCongress|118}}. 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 were 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.{{cite web |last1=Everett |first1=Burgess |title=Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents |website=Politico |date=October 5, 2022 |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/05/senate-dems-reelection-00060062 |access-date=November 14, 2022 |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005141827/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/05/senate-dems-reelection-00060062 |url-status=live}}

Two special elections were held 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.{{Cite web |last=Hammel |first=Paul |date=December 5, 2022 |title=Ben Sasse makes it official, will resign U.S. Senate seat Jan. 8 |url=https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ben-sasse-makes-it-official-will-resign-u-s-senate-seat-jan-8/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |website=Nebraska Examiner |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001064323/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ben-sasse-makes-it-official-will-resign-u-s-senate-seat-jan-8/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=A. L. |title=Sen. Ben Sasse officially resigns from Senate |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/01/09/senator-ben-sasse-becomes-president-university-of-florida/8851673262577/ |work=United Press International |access-date=January 10, 2023 |date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127150200/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/01/09/senator-ben-sasse-becomes-president-university-of-florida/8851673262577/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/politics/pete-ricketts-senate/index.html |title=Nebraska Gov. Pillen appoints Pete Ricketts to Sasse's Senate seat |last=Bradner |first=Eric |date=January 12, 2023 |work=CNN |access-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322174130/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/politics/pete-ricketts-senate/index.html |url-status=live}}
• 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.{{Cite web |last1=Blood |first1=Michael R. |last2=Jalonick |first2=Mary Clare |date=September 29, 2023 |title=Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, an advocate for liberal priorities, dies at age 90 |url=https://apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-dead-c831f3228ac44faa9653234570bb8ce9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230929131011/https://apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-dead-c831f3228ac44faa9653234570bb8ce9 |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2023 |website=AP News}}{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/01/newsom-senate-pick-butler-00119360 |title=Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement |last=Cadelago |first=Christopher |date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Politico |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002031423/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/01/newsom-senate-pick-butler-00119360 |url-status=live}}

{{main|2024 United States 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.{{cite news |last1=Knowles |first1=Hannah |last2=Sotomayor |first2=Marianna |last3=Itkowitz |first3=Colby |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Republicans narrowly win House, ending full Democratic control of Congress |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/16/republicans-win-house-majority/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319183128/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/16/republicans-win-house-majority/ |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}

Eight 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.{{Cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=2023-12-01 |title=Republican George Santos expelled from Congress in bipartisan vote |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/george-santos-expelled-congress-vote |access-date=2023-12-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202002513/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/george-santos-expelled-congress-vote |url-status=live}} The district has a partisan index of D+2.{{cite web |title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List |url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |date=July 12, 2022 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=The Cook Political Report |language=en |archive-date=December 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227115112/https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |url-status=live}}
• 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.{{cite web |last=Zremski |first=Jerry |date=January 27, 2024 |title=Brian Higgins to leave Congress on Friday |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/brian-higgins-to-leave-congress-on-friday/article_01473b76-bd17-11ee-98db-9f2414cd3a97.html |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=The Buffalo News |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204050758/https://buffalonews.com/news/local/brian-higgins-to-leave-congress-on-friday/article_01473b76-bd17-11ee-98db-9f2414cd3a97.html |url-status=live}} The district has a partisan index of D+9.
• 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.{{cite news |last=Karni |first=Annie |author-link=Annie Karni |date=December 6, 2023 |title=McCarthy says he will leave Congress at the end of the year |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/us/politics/kevin-mccarthy-congress.html |access-date=December 6, 2023 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523002559/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/us/politics/kevin-mccarthy-congress.html |url-status=live}} The district has a partisan index of R+16.
• 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.{{cite news |last1=Skolnick |first1=David |date=2 January 2024 |title=Bill Johnson to resign Jan. 21 from Congress, start as YSU president the next day |url=https://www.vindy.com/news/latest-news/2024/01/bill-johnson-to-resign-jan-21-from-congress-start-as-ysu-president-the-next-day/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=The Vindicator |issue=2–Jan–2024}} The district has a partisan index of R+16.
• 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.{{cite web |last1=Coltrain |first1=Nick |date=12 March 2024 |title=Ken Buck resigns from Congress, setting stage for special election — and potentially scrambling race again |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/12/ken-buck-resigns-congress-special-election/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240312193647/https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/12/ken-buck-resigns-congress-special-election/ |archive-date=12 March 2024 |website=The Denver Post |publisher=}} The district has a partisan index of R+13.
• 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.{{cite news |title=McIver easily wins NJ-10 special election, keeping Payne seat in Democratic hands |first=Joey |last=Fox |work=New Jersey Globe |date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=September 19, 2024 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/mciver-easily-wins-nj-10-special-election-keeping-payne-seat-in-democratic-hands/ |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919071220/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/mciver-easily-wins-nj-10-special-election-keeping-payne-seat-in-democratic-hands/ |url-status=live}} The district has a partisan index of D+30.
• Texas's 18th congressional district: Democrat Erica Lee Carter defeated Republicans Maria Dunn and Kevin Dural to succeed Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee, who died on July 19, 2024, from pancreatic cancer.{{cite news |title=Sylvester Turner wins full District 18 term; Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter to fill rest of term |first=Gabby |last=Dawkins |work=Houston Public Media |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/11/05/504734/sylvester-turner-wins-full-district-18-term-sheila-jackson-lees-granddaughter-to-fill-rest-of-term/ |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114002532/https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/11/05/504734/sylvester-turner-wins-full-district-18-term-sheila-jackson-lees-granddaughter-to-fill-rest-of-term/ |url-status=live}} The district has a partisan index of D+23.
• Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: Republican Tony Wied defeated Democrat Kristin Lyerly to succeed Republican Mike Gallagher, who resigned on April 24, 2024, following the first impeachment vote against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.{{cite news |title=Republican businessman Tony Wied defeats Democrat OB-GYN Kristin Lyerly in CD 8 |first1=Baylor |last1=Spears |first2=Andrew |last2=Kennard |work=Wisconsin Examiner |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |url=https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/11/05/prewrite-republican-businessman-tony-wied-defeats-democrat-ob-gyn-kristin-lyerly-in-cd-8/ |archive-date=November 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107223904/https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/11/05/prewrite-republican-businessman-tony-wied-defeats-democrat-ob-gyn-kristin-lyerly-in-cd-8/ |url-status=live}} The district has a partisan index of R+10.

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{{main|2024 United States 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.

{{main|2024 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections}}

5 states held lieutenant governor elections.

{{main|2024 United States attorney general elections}}

10 states held attorney general elections.

{{main|2024 United States secretary of state elections}}

7 states held secretary of state elections.

{{main|2024 United States state treasurer elections}}

10 states held state treasurer elections.

{{main|2024 United States state 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.

Republicans made mild legislative gains across the country, gaining control of the Michigan House of Representatives and forcing a tie in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Democrats made substantial gains in the Montana Legislature and Wisconsin Legislature due to favorable redistricting, but they did not flip control of any chambers.{{Cite web |last=Barajas |first=Michael |last2=Nichanian |first2=Daniel |date=2024-12-04 |title=The GOP Came Out Ahead in Legislative Races, But Their Gains Were Modest and Uneven |url=https://boltsmag.org/legislative-elections-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Bolts |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Underhill |first=Wendy |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Election Outcomes: Status Quo in the States Despite Federal-Level GOP Gains |url=https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/election-outcomes-status-quo-in-the-states-despite-federal-level-gop-gains |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=National Conference of State Legislatures |language=en-US}}

{{see also|State supreme court#Selection|List of U.S. statewide elected officials}}

In addition to gubernatorial elections, various other executive and judicial positions held elections at the state level in 2024.

{{See also|2024 United States ballot measures}}

147 ballot measures in 41 states were held in the November general elections.{{cite web |last=Edelman |first=Adam |date=October 29, 2024 |title=Voters will decide on nearly 150 ballot measures. Here are the ones to watch. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/voters-will-decide-nearly-150-ballot-measures-week-are-ones-watch-rcna175342 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241031101829/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/voters-will-decide-nearly-150-ballot-measures-week-are-ones-watch-rcna175342 |archive-date=October 31, 2024 |access-date=November 3, 2024 |work=NBC News}}

{{Main|2024 United States local elections}}

Since the beginning of 2024, elections were held for the office of mayor, as well as several other municipal and county-level positions. Major U.S. cities saw incumbent mayors re-elected, including Phoenix, Arizona (Kate Gallego);{{Cite web |last=Seely |first=Taylor |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego wins re-election focusing on sustainability, economy |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2024/11/07/phoenix-mayor-kate-gallego-wins-re-election/76091483007/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}} Bakersfield (Karen Goh),{{cite news |title=Goh winning as Bakersfield mayoral candidates face off for third time |first=Melanie |last=Nguyen |work=The Bakersfield Californian |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/updated-goh-winning-as-bakersfield-mayoral-candidates-face-off-for-third-time/article_2963c0be-db6e-11ee-92d1-731c33bf83da.html |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329150720/https://www.bakersfield.com/news/updated-goh-winning-as-bakersfield-mayoral-candidates-face-off-for-third-time/article_2963c0be-db6e-11ee-92d1-731c33bf83da.html |url-status=live}} Costa Mesa (John Stephens), Fresno (Jerry Dyer),{{cite news |title=Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer sails to re-election, says he'll keep tackling homelessness, crime, graffiti |first=Omar Shaikh |last=Rashad |work=Fresnoland |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |url=https://fresnoland.org/2024/03/05/fresno-mayor-jerry-dyer-sails-to-re-election/}} Riverside (Patricia Lock Dawson),{{cite news |title=Riverside Mayor Takes Likely Insurmountable Lead in Race for Second Term |website=mynewsla.com |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |url=https://mynewsla.com/orange-county/2024/03/05/riverside-mayor-takes-likely-insurmountable-lead-in-race-for-second-term/ |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521230021/https://mynewsla.com/orange-county/2024/03/05/riverside-mayor-takes-likely-insurmountable-lead-in-race-for-second-term/ |url-status=live}} San Diego (Todd Gloria), and San Jose, California (Matt Mahan);{{cite news |title=San Jose mayor glides into four more years |first=Jana |last=Kadah |work=San José Spotlight |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=June 23, 2024 |url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-mayor-matt-mahan-glides-into-four-more-years-election-2024/ |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623234343/https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-mayor-matt-mahan-glides-into-four-more-years-election-2024/ |url-status=live}} Bridgeport, Connecticut (Joe Ganim);{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=John Henry |title=After Ganim's third win, what's next in Bridgeport's mayoral election saga? |url=https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-01-26/after-ganims-third-win-whats-next-in-bridgeports-mayoral-election-saga |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=Connecticut Public Radio |date=January 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128185633/https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-01-26/after-ganims-third-win-whats-next-in-bridgeports-mayoral-election-saga |url-status=live}} Miami-Dade County, Florida (Daniella Levine Cava);{{cite news |last1=Hanks |first1=Douglas |last2=Blanes |first2=Syra Ortiz |date=August 20, 2024 |title=Daniella Levine Cava easily beats GOP challengers, wins 2nd term as Miami-Dade mayor |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article291093180.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906014708/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article291093180.html |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |work=Miami Herald}} Honolulu, Hawaii (Rick Blangiardi);{{cite news |title='So pumped,' Blangiardi receives 79% of votes for Honolulu Mayor in first printout |first1=Sam |last1=Spangler |first2=Emily |last2=Cervantes |work=KHON-TV |date=August 10, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |url=https://www.khon2.com/2024-elections/honolulu-mayor-rick-blangiardi-hopes-to-secure-another-term/ |archive-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811080141/https://www.khon2.com/2024-elections/honolulu-mayor-rick-blangiardi-hopes-to-secure-another-term/ |url-status=live}} Baltimore, Maryland (Brandon Scott);{{Cite web |last=Lockman |first=JeanneTyler Moodee |date=2024-11-06 |title=Brandon Scott becomes first reelected Baltimore mayor in two decades |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/baltimore-maryland-mayor-brandon-scott-shannon-wright-2024-election/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=CBS Baltimore |language=en-US}} Austin (Kirk Watson){{Cite web |last=Moreno-Lozano |first=Luz |date=2024-11-15 |title=Kirk Watson avoids runoff, secures new term as Austin mayor |url=https://www.kut.org/austin/2024-11-14/kirk-watson-avoids-runoff-secures-new-term-as-austin-mayor |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station |language=en}} and Corpus Christi, Texas (Paulette Guajardo);{{cite news |title=Mayor Paulette Guajardo wins close runoff for third term |first=Eran |last=Hami |work=KRIS-TV |date=December 15, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2025 |url=https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/mayor-paulette-guajardo-wins-close-runoff-for-third-term}} Salt Lake County, Utah (Jenny Wilson); Virginia Beach, Virginia (Bobby Dyer);{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Bobby Dyer wins reelection as Virginia Beach's mayor |url=https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/virginia-beach-mayor-race-election-update-bobby-dyer-sabrina-wooten/291-f9124884-c437-4a84-a784-56c3bf2f1fda |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=13newsnow.com |language=en-US |author=Griffiths, Tamonda}} Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Cavalier Johnson);{{cite web |url=https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/johnson-elected-to-full-term-as-milwaukee-mayor-crowley-wins-reelection-as-milwaukee-county-executive/ |title=Johnson elected to full term as Milwaukee mayor; Crowley wins reelection as Milwaukee County executive. |date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=Wispolitics.com |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410095354/https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/johnson-elected-to-full-term-as-milwaukee-mayor-crowley-wins-reelection-as-milwaukee-county-executive/ |url-status=live}} and Cheyenne, Wyoming (Patrick Collins).{{Cite web |last=Zahn |first=Noah |date=2024-11-06 |title=Cheyenne's mayor reelected, two newcomers to join City Council |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cheyennes-mayor-reelected-two-newcomers-to-join-city-council/article_ddcd85c0-9c0d-11ef-8013-57eaff2f4a15.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112154046/https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cheyennes-mayor-reelected-two-newcomers-to-join-city-council/article_ddcd85c0-9c0d-11ef-8013-57eaff2f4a15.html |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Wyoming Tribune Eagle |language=en}} Riverside's mayoral election was the first time since 2009 that it did not go to a runoff election.

Open mayoral seats were won in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska (Grier Hopkins);{{Cite web |last=Jack |date=2024-10-09 |title=Alaska's Fairbanks North Star Borough elects Democrat mayor |url=https://nationalzero.com/2024/10/09/alaskas-fairbanks-north-star-borough-elects-democrat-mayor/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=National Zero |language=en-US |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009055007/https://nationalzero.com/2024/10/09/alaskas-fairbanks-north-star-borough-elects-democrat-mayor/ |url-status=live}} Mesa, Arizona (Mark Freeman);{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Maritza |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Mark Freeman wins Mesa mayor race, Scott Smith concedes race |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2024/11/12/2-term-councilmember-mark-freeman-wins-mesa-mayor-race/76227285007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114033018/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2024/11/12/2-term-councilmember-mark-freeman-wins-mesa-mayor-race/76227285007/ |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}} Sacramento (Kevin McCarty){{cite news |title=Kevin McCarty is officially Sacramento's next mayor. Flo Cofer concedes after final count |first=Mathew |last=Miranda |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2025 |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article296501089.html}} and Stockton, California (Christina Fugazi);{{Cite web |last=Heft |first=Erin |date=2024-11-14 |title=Stockton mayoral race: Christina Fugazi declares victory over opponent Tom Patti |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/stockton-mayoral-race-christina-fugazi-claims-victory/62906232 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=KCRA |language=en}} Wilmington, Delaware (John Carney);{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4872792-delaware-gov-wins-democratic-nomination/ |title=Delaware Gov. John Carney advances in bid to be Wilmington's next mayor |last=Gans |first=Jared |date=September 10, 2024 |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=The Hill |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911030238/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4872792-delaware-gov-wins-democratic-nomination/ |url-status=live}} Grand Rapids, Michigan (David LaGrand);{{Cite web |last=Frick |first=Melissa |date=2024-11-06 |title=David LaGrand declares victory in Grand Rapids mayoral race |url=https://www.mlive.com/politics/2024/11/david-lagrand-appears-headed-for-victory-in-grand-rapids-mayoral-race.html |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=mlive |language=en}} Las Vegas, Nevada (Shelley Berkley); Raleigh, North Carolina (Janet Cowell); Tulsa, Oklahoma (Monroe Nichols); Portland, Oregon (Keith Wilson); El Paso (Renard Johnson){{cite news |title=Renard Johnson elected El Paso mayor, easily defeating city Rep. Brian Kennedy |work=El Paso Matters |date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2025 |url=https://elpasomatters.org/2024/12/14/el-paso-mayor-runoff-election-results-renard-johnson-brian-kennedy/}} and Lubbock, Texas (Mark McBrayer);{{cite news |title=Mark McBrayer cruises to victory over Steve Massengale in Lubbock mayor election |first=Alex |last=Driggars |work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |date=June 15, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/15/mark-mcbrayer-steve-massengale-lubbock-mayor-runoff-election-results/74085119007/ |archive-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811082310/https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/15/mark-mcbrayer-steve-massengale-lubbock-mayor-runoff-election-results/74085119007/ |url-status=live}} Burlington, Vermont (Emma Mulvaney-Stanak);{{cite news |last=Huntley |first=Katharine |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Mulvaney-Stanak wins Burlington mayor's race |url=https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/06/mulvaney-stanak-wins-burlington-mayors-race/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712100455/https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/06/mulvaney-stanak-wins-burlington-mayors-race/ |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |work=WCAX-TV}} Alexandria (Alyia Gaskins){{Cite web |last=Cullum |first=James |date=2024-11-06 |title=BREAKING: Alyia Gaskins elected Alexandria's first Black female mayor |url=https://www.alxnow.com/2024/11/05/breaking-alyia-gaskins-elected-alexandrias-first-black-female-mayor/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=ALXnow |language=en-US}} and Richmond, Virginia (Danny Avula);{{Cite web |last=Mirshahi |first=Dean |date=2024-11-06 |title=Dr. Danny Avula wins Richmond mayor's race |url=https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/dr-danny-avula-appears-set-to-win-richmond-mayors-race/ |website=www.wric.com}} Huntington (Patrick Farrell) and Wheeling, West Virginia (Denny Magruder);{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=John |last2=Moore |first2=Steven |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Denny Magruder is your new mayor of Wheeling |url=https://www.wtrf.com/wheeling/denny-magruder-is-your-new-mayor-of-wheeling/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521230021/https://www.wtrf.com/wheeling/denny-magruder-is-your-new-mayor-of-wheeling/ |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |work=WTRF-TV}} and Kenosha, Wisconsin (David Bogdala).{{Cite web |last=Casey |first=Evan |date=2024-04-03 |title=Kenosha residents elect third new mayor since 1992 |url=https://www.wpr.org/news/kenosha-residents-elect-third-mayor-david-bogdala |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=WPR |language=en-US |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715183649/https://www.wpr.org/news/kenosha-residents-elect-third-mayor-david-bogdala |url-status=live}}

In Pueblo, Colorado, a runoff of the 2023 election was held in January, resulting in city councilor Heather Graham defeating mayor Nick Gradisar in his bid for re-election.{{Cite web |last=Sheahan |first=Eleanor |date=2024-01-24 |title=Heather Graham to be the next mayor of Pueblo, according to unofficial results |url=https://www.koaa.com/news/national-politics/america-votes/heather-graham-to-be-the-next-mayor-of-pueblo-according-to-unofficial-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223110941/https://www.koaa.com/news/national-politics/america-votes/heather-graham-to-be-the-next-mayor-of-pueblo-according-to-unofficial-results |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=KOAA News 5}} In Anchorage, Alaska, incumbent mayor Dave Bronson lost re-election to a second three-year term against independent Suzanne LaFrance.{{cite news |title=Bronson concedes to LaFrance in Anchorage mayoral election |work=Anchorage Daily News |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2024/05/23/bronson-concedes-to-lafrance-in-anchorage-mayoral-election/ |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531065554/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2024/05/23/bronson-concedes-to-lafrance-in-anchorage-mayoral-election/ |url-status=live}} In San Francisco, California, philanthropist Daniel Lurie defeated incumbent mayor London Breed in a ranked-choice vote, the first election in the city to coincide with a presidential election.{{Cite news |last1=Morris |first1=J. D. |last2=Moench |first2=Mallory |date=March 23, 2023 |title=S.F. Mayor Breed may have a challenger in next year's election. Here's who is looking to run |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/breed-mayor-election-challenge-supervisor-safai-17856196.php |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323212213/https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/breed-mayor-election-challenge-supervisor-safai-17856196.php |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-10 |title=San Francisco Mayor Election Results and Maps: Daniel Lurie wins |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/election-results/san-francisco-mayor/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The San Francisco Chronicle |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113040640/https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/election-results/san-francisco-mayor/ |url-status=live}} Nearby in Oakland, mayor Sheng Thao was ousted in a recall election two years into her term, the first mayor in the city's history to be recalled; a special election will be held in 2025 to fill her seat. In Scottsdale, Arizona, mayor Dave Ortega lost re-election to attorney Lisa Borowsky in a rematch of the 2020 election.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Decision 2024: Meet Scottsdale's next mayor, Lisa Borowsky |url=https://www.12news.com/video/news/local/valley/decision-2024-meet-scottsdales-next-mayor-lisa-borowsky/75-de37a25c-8c6d-4426-9e63-8bb21dec587f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128102011/https://www.12news.com/video/news/local/valley/decision-2024-meet-scottsdales-next-mayor-lisa-borowsky/75-de37a25c-8c6d-4426-9e63-8bb21dec587f |archive-date=November 28, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=12News |language=en-US}} In Fayetteville, Arkansas, longtime mayor Lioneld Jordan lost a runoff election against Molly Rawn, the city's tourism director.{{cite news |title=Tourism director defeats incumbent Fayetteville mayor in Tuesday runoff election |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2025 |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/dec/03/tourism-director-defeats-incumbent-fayetteville/}} In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sid Edwards was elected as the first Republican mayor-president of the city since 2004, defeating incumbent Sharon Weston Broome in her bid for a third term.{{Cite web |last=McCahill |first=Aidan |date=2024-11-06 |title=Baton Rouge mayor's race upset: Sid Edwards forces runoff with incumbent Broome |url=https://www.wwno.org/2024-11-06/baton-rouge-mayors-race-upset-sid-edwards-forces-runoff-with-incumbent-broome |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=WWNO |language=en}}

In January, the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation elected Sandra Pattea as tribal President,{{cite news |title=Pattea elected Fort McDowell tribal president |last=Burns |first=Bob |date=2024-01-17 |work=Daily Independent |location=Sun City, Arizona |url=https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/pattea-elected-fort-mcdowell-tribal-president,472707 |access-date=2024-04-05 |url-access=subscription}} ousting long-term tribal leader Bernadine Burnette, who first joined the tribal council in 1992.{{cite news |title=A Soul Generated By Love: Bernadine Burnette Returns to Lead Yavapai Nation in Comeback |date=2016-02-01 |last=Utacia Krol |first=Debra |work=ICT News |location=Pine Ridge, South Dakota |url=https://ictnews.org/archive/a-soul-generated-by-love-bernadine-burnette-returns-to-lead-yavapai-nation-in-comeback |access-date=2024-04-05 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405211035/https://ictnews.org/archive/a-soul-generated-by-love-bernadine-burnette-returns-to-lead-yavapai-nation-in-comeback |url-status=live}} Also in January, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community elevated Cole Miller from vice chair to tribal chairman,{{cite news |date=2024-01-18 |title=Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community elects new Business Council |url=https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/01/18/politics/shakopee-mdewakanton-sioux-community-elects-new-business-council/119612.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |work=Red Lake Nation News |location= |language=en-US}} Debra O'Gara was elected President of the Petersburg Indian Association in Alaska,{{cite news |title=All four challengers elected in PIA tribal council election |last=Rose |first=Olivia |date=2024-01-11 |work=Petersburg Pilot |location=Petersburg, Alaska |url=https://www.petersburgpilot.com/story/2024/01/11/news/all-four-challengers-elected-in-pia-tribal-council-election/13723.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-08-17 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817162159/https://www.petersburgpilot.com/story/2024/01/11/news/all-four-challengers-elected-in-pia-tribal-council-election/13723.html |url-status=live}} Fred L. Romero was elected governor of the Taos Pueblo, and Craig Quanchello was named governor of the Picuris Pueblo.{{Cite news |last=Romancito |first=Rick |date=2024-01-17 |title=Pueblos announce new leadership |url=https://www.taosnews.com/news/local-news/pueblos-announce-new-leadership/article_a7d17584-0c4a-5011-8302-2fff23485c96.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=Taos News |location=Taos, New Mexico |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203151843/https://www.taosnews.com/news/local-news/pueblos-announce-new-leadership/article_a7d17584-0c4a-5011-8302-2fff23485c96.html |url-status=live}}

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.{{cite news |title=Confederated tribes elect new chief |date=2024-02-22 |work=The Coos Bay World |location=Coos Bay, Oregon |author= |url=https://theworldlink.com/news/local/confederated-tribes-elect-new-chief/article_e91dd086-d1cb-11ee-b4dd-5f74f575223d.html |access-date=2024-04-05}}{{cite news |title=Donald 'Doc' Slyter, chief of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw tribes, has died |last=Bull |first=Brian |date=2023-11-06 |work=KLCC |location=Eugene, Oregon |via=Oregon Public Broadcasting |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/06/donald-doc-slyter-chief-coos-lower-umpqua-siuslaw-tribes-has-died/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405211035/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/06/donald-doc-slyter-chief-coos-lower-umpqua-siuslaw-tribes-has-died/ |url-status=live}}

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.{{cite news |title=Tribal elections: Cherokee, Osage face constitutional questions; Peoria, Apache select leaders |last=Loveless |first=Tristan |date=2024-03-21 |work=NonDoc |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/03/21/2024-tribal-elections-cherokee-osage-peoria-apache/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405211035/https://nondoc.com/2024/03/21/2024-tribal-elections-cherokee-osage-peoria-apache/ |url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite news |title=First Female Leader in Centuries Returns a Tribal Nation to Its Roots |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=2024-06-10 |work=The New York Times |location=New York City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/nyregion/shinnecock-indian-nation-chief-lisa-goree.html |url-access=limited |access-date=2024-08-17}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Loveless |first=Tristan |date=2024-05-22 |title=Tribal roundup: Tahdooahnippah new Comanche Nation chairman; Cherokee, Seneca-Cayuga, Iowa elections loom |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/05/22/forrest-tahdooahnippah-elected-comanche-nation-chairman-cherokee-seneca-cayuga-iowa-elections-loom/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=NonDoc |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |language=en-US |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711142305/https://nondoc.com/2024/05/22/forrest-tahdooahnippah-elected-comanche-nation-chairman-cherokee-seneca-cayuga-iowa-elections-loom/ |url-status=live}} The Wasco, part of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, elected Jefferson Greene chief in a special election.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-05-16 |title=Jefferson Greene selected as Wasco Chief in Special Election |url=https://kwso.org/2024/05/jefferson-greene-selected-as-wasco-chief-in-special-election/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=KWSO |language=en-US}} Michael Q. Primus II, Ben Lucero Wolf, Tiya "Tanequodle" Rosario, and Warren Quetone were elected to the Kiowa Tribe's legislature.{{cite news |last1=Loveless |first1=Tristan |title=Kiowa Election Commission strikes constitutional amendments three weeks before election |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/05/16/kiowa-election-commission-strikes-constitutional-amendments-three-weeks-before-election/ |work=NonDoc |date=16 May 2024}} The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho elected Lee Juan Tyler as chair of the Fort Hall Business Council.{{cite magazine |title=Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Swear in New Leadership |author= |date=2024-06-12 |magazine=Indian Gaming |location=Liberty Lake, Washington |url=https://www.indiangaming.com/shoshone-bannock-tribes-swear-in-new-leadership-3/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817162159/https://www.indiangaming.com/shoshone-bannock-tribes-swear-in-new-leadership-3/ |url-status=live}}

In June, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Arizona elected Julian Hernandez tribal council chair.{{Cite news |date=2024-06-11 |title=Tribal Leaders in Place Following the 2024 Election at the Pascua Yaqui Tribe |url=https://tgandh.com/news/tribal-stories/tribal-leaders-in-place-following-the-2024-election-at-the-pascua-yaqui-tribe/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=Tribal Gaming & Hospitality |language=en-US |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711142305/https://tgandh.com/news/tribal-stories/tribal-leaders-in-place-following-the-2024-election-at-the-pascua-yaqui-tribe/ |url-status=live}} The Osage Nation elected Pam Shaw, John Maker, Billy Keene, Maria Whitehorn, and Joe Tillman to the Osage Congress. 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. In a June Comanche Nation runoff, Lisa Dawsey was elected tribal administrator and law firm Crowe & Dunlevy was elected tribal attorney.{{cite news |last1=Loveless |first1=Tristan |title=Tribal roundup: Ponca election delayed again, Cherokee voters reject con-con, Chickasaw incumbents unopposed |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/07/08/tribal-roundup-ponca-election-delayed-again-cherokee-voters-reject-con-con-chickasaw-incumbents-unopposed/ |work=NonDoc |date=8 July 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721223626/https://nondoc.com/2024/07/08/tribal-roundup-ponca-election-delayed-again-cherokee-voters-reject-con-con-chickasaw-incumbents-unopposed/ |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |title=Minnesota Chippewa Tribe general elections have concluded, new chairperson to lead Fond du Lac Band |last=Olson |first=Melissa |date=2024-06-14 |work=MPRnews |location=Saint Paul, Minnesota |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/06/14/minnesota-chippewa-tribe-general-elections-have-concluded-new-chairperson-to-lead-fond-du-lac |access-date=2024-08-17 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817162159/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/06/14/minnesota-chippewa-tribe-general-elections-have-concluded-new-chairperson-to-lead-fond-du-lac |url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Mille Lacs Band elects new chief executive and more tribal election results |url=https://www.kaxe.org/local-news/2024-04-04/mille-lacs-band-elects-new-chief-executive-and-more-tribal-election-results |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=KAXE |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711142305/https://www.kaxe.org/local-news/2024-04-04/mille-lacs-band-elects-new-chief-executive-and-more-tribal-election-results |url-status=live}}

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. Matthew Wesaw was reelected to a fourth term as chair of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians tribal council.{{cite news |title=Pokagon Band of Potawatomi elects new Tribal Council members |author= |date=2024-08-17 |work=Leader Publications |location=Niles, Michigan |url=https://www.leaderpub.com/2024/08/17/pokagon-band-of-potawatomi-elects-new-tribal-council-members-2/ |url-access=registration |access-date=2024-08-17 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817092205/https://www.leaderpub.com/2024/08/17/pokagon-band-of-potawatomi-elects-new-tribal-council-members-2/ |url-status=live}}

In August, Kathleen Wooden Knife won an open-seat race to become the first woman elected President of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.{{Cite news |last=Hult |first=John |date=2024-08-23 |title=Rosebud Sioux Tribe elects its first female president |url=https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/08/23/rosebud-sioux-tribe-elects-its-first-female-president/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |work=South Dakota Searchlight |language=en-US |archive-date=August 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827154335/https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/08/23/rosebud-sioux-tribe-elects-its-first-female-president/ |url-status=live}}

In October, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa voters reelected tribal President John Johnson,{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Morgan |date=2024-10-02 |title=Lac du Flambeau Tribe releases results for October 1 election, including race for Tribal President |url=https://www.wjfw.com/news/lac-du-flambeau-tribe-releases-results-for-october-1-election-including-race-for-tribal-president/article_8ee3c4c8-80ca-11ef-b700-ff3567be4ddc.html |access-date=2024-10-07 |work=WJFW-TV |location=Rhinelander, Wisconsin |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007212031/https://www.wjfw.com/news/lac-du-flambeau-tribe-releases-results-for-october-1-election-including-race-for-tribal-president/article_8ee3c4c8-80ca-11ef-b700-ff3567be4ddc.html |url-status=live}} and the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas reelected Gail Cheatham as chairperson.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-08 |title=Kickapoo Tribal Election Results Announced |url=https://www.mscnews.net/news/index.cfm?nk=78373 |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=MSC News |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008202207/https://mscnews.net/news/index.cfm?nk=78373 |url-status=live}}

In November, Gene Small was elected President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, narrowly defeating incumbent Serena Wetherelt; Ernest Littlemouth Sr. was elected vice President. The Crow Tribe reelected Frank White Clay as tribal chair; Chippewa Cree Business Committee Chair Harlan Baker was also reelected.{{Cite news |last=Mabie |first=Nora |date=2024-11-06 |title=Northern Cheyenne, Crow, Chippewa Cree tribes elect new leaders |url=https://missoulian.com/news/local/indigenous/northern-cheyenne-crow-chippewa-cree-council-election-results-2024-little-shell/article_5778133c-9c8a-11ef-851d-9fa3c2591332.html |access-date=2024-11-19 |work=Missoulian |location=Missoula, Montana |language=en}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Loveless |first1=Tristan |title=Low turnout causes Cheyenne and Arapaho constitutional amendments to fail |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/01/19/cheyenne-and-arapaho-constitutional-amendments-fail/ |work=NonDoc |date=19 January 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721223624/https://nondoc.com/2024/01/19/cheyenne-and-arapaho-constitutional-amendments-fail/ |url-status=live}}

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%.{{Cite news |last=Hallum |first=Katie |date=2024-06-18 |title=Cherokee Nation voters reject constitutional convention |url=https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2024-06-18/cherokee-nation-voters-reject-constitutional-convention |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=KOSU |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711140040/https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2024-06-18/cherokee-nation-voters-reject-constitutional-convention |url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Loveless |first=Tristan |date=2024-06-06 |title=Osage Nation election: Incumbents hold 5 seats, Whitehorn returns to Osage Congress |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/06/06/osage-nation-election-incumbents-hold-5-seats-whitehorn-returns-to-osage-congress/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=NonDoc |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |language=en-US |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711140040/https://nondoc.com/2024/06/06/osage-nation-election-incumbents-hold-5-seats-whitehorn-returns-to-osage-congress/ |url-status=live}} A Kiowa Tribe referendum scheduled for June that would have raised citizens' blood quantum was cancelled. 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.{{Cite news |last=Cureton Cook |first=Emily |date=2024-06-07 |title=Plans for Warm Springs Tribes' cannabis dispensary stalled by low voter turnout |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/06/07/warm-springs-tribes-cannabis-dispensary-stalled/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en |archive-date=July 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720042608/https://www.opb.org/article/2024/06/07/warm-springs-tribes-cannabis-dispensary-stalled/ |url-status=live}}

In July, Seneca Nation voters rejected a referendum to establish a tribal police department.{{Cite news |last=Ashley |first=Grant |date=2024-07-28 |title=Seneca Nation citizens vote down new police department in referendum |url=https://www.wbfo.org/government/2024-07-28/seneca-nation-referendum-results-police-department |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=WBFO |location=Buffalo, New York |language=en |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804224025/https://www.wbfo.org/government/2024-07-28/seneca-nation-referendum-results-police-department |url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Sage |title=Election 2024 {{!}} Yurok voters support change in membership |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/election-2024-yurok-voters-support-change-in-membership/ar-AA1s862J |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=Times-Standard |location=Eureka, California |via=MSN}}

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The U.S. territories of American Samoa and Puerto Rico held gubernatorial and legislative elections in 2024, while Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands held legislative elections. Along with Washington, D.C., each territory also held elections for a non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. All non-voting delegates serve two-year terms, with the exception of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, a non-voting position with a four-year term. Washington, D.C., also held elections for its shadow representative and one of its two shadow senators. The five territories also took part in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.

Republicans flipped the governorships of American Samoa and Puerto Rico in their respective elections, as well as the Legislature of Guam. Also in Puerto Rico, the pro-statehood New Progressive Party flipped both chambers of the Legislative Assembly.

{{see also|Political party strength in U.S. states}}

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.

{{Main|Political violence in the 2024 United States presidential election}}

{{Further|Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida}}

On July 13, 2024, during an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump 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.{{cite news |last1=Herb |first1=Jeremy |last2=Zeleny |first2=Jeff |last3=Lybrand |first3=Holmes |last4=Perez |first4=Evan |title=Trump safe, two dead after assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/politics/trump-injured-pennsylvania-rally/index.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |agency=CNN |date=14 July 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714001239/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/politics/trump-injured-pennsylvania-rally/index.html |url-status=live}} 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,{{Cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Bernard |first2=Diane |title=How a Failed Assassination Attempt Pushed George Wallace to Reconsider His Segregationist Views |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-failed-assassination-attempt-pushed-george-wallace-to-reconsider-his-segregationist-views-180980063/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113014057/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-failed-assassination-attempt-pushed-george-wallace-to-reconsider-his-segregationist-views-180980063/ |url-status=live}} 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 Republican President running for a non-consecutive term 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 as a Republican in the 1908 election cycle).

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.{{cite news |last1=Collier |first1=Ian |title=FBI investigating 'apparent assassination attempt' on Donald Trump: Officers found an AK-47-style rifle, two rucksacks and a GoPro camera near to where the suspect was spotted on the perimeter of the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach |url=https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-rushed-to-safety-after-gunshots-heard-near-his-florida-golf-course-13215905 |access-date=15 September 2024 |agency=Sky News |date=15 September 2024 |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915220428/https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-rushed-to-safety-after-gunshots-heard-near-his-florida-golf-course-13215905 |url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Hirschkorn |first=Phil |date=2024-01-02 |title=Shenna Bellows speaks out: Maine's secretary of state stands defiant |url=https://www.salon.com/2024/01/02/this-is-unacceptable-maines-secretary-of-state-stands-defiant-in-the-face-of-doxxing-non-stop-threats-from/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Salon |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604122235/https://www.salon.com/2024/01/02/this-is-unacceptable-maines-secretary-of-state-stands-defiant-in-the-face-of-doxxing-non-stop-threats-from/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Beauchamp |first=Zack |date=2024-01-02 |title=How death threats get Republicans to fall in line behind Trump |url=https://www.vox.com/23899688/2024-election-republican-primary-death-threats-trump |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Vox |language=en |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240106001913/https://www.vox.com/23899688/2024-election-republican-primary-death-threats-trump |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Poonia |first=Gitanjali |date=2024-01-02 |title=Hunter Biden laptop repairman John Paul Mac Isaac's home 'swatted,' amid surge in political targets |url=https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/2/24022241/hunter-biden-laptop-repairman-john-paul-mac-isaac-swatt-politicians |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Deseret News |language=en |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225073012/https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/2/24022241/hunter-biden-laptop-repairman-john-paul-mac-isaac-swatt-politicians |url-status=live}}

On November 4, 2024, a white supremacist was arrested for plotting an attack on an electrical substation in Nashville, Tennessee.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-04 |title=Middle District of Tennessee {{!}} Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction and to Destroy an Energy Facility in Nashville {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/man-arrested-and-charged-attempting-use-weapon-mass-destruction-and-destroy-energy |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en |archive-date=November 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125171509/https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/man-arrested-and-charged-attempting-use-weapon-mass-destruction-and-destroy-energy |url-status=live}} On November 5, a man was arrested at the U.S. Capitol under suspicion of an attempted arson attack.{{Cite web |last=Knapp |first=JD |date=2024-11-05 |title=US Capitol Police Arrest Man Who 'Smelled Like Fuel,' Had Torch and Flare Gun at Visitor Center |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-capitol-police-arrest-man-191638750.html |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Carless |first=Will |date=2024-11-09 |title=Domestic extremist activity during election didn't happen, but extremists are busy |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/11/09/election-related-extremism-was-limited-but-there-was-action-elsewhere/76132005007/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113014942/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/11/09/election-related-extremism-was-limited-but-there-was-action-elsewhere/76132005007/ |archive-date=2024-11-13 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}

{{Main|Foreign interference in the 2024 United States elections}}

Several foreign nations reportedly interfered in the 2024 United States elections, including China, Iran, and Russia. The efforts largely focused on propaganda and disinformation campaigns using inauthentic accounts on social media, stoking domestic divisions, and denigrating the United States and democracy more broadly.{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Justin |date=September 4, 2024 |title=2024's triple threats on election disinformation |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/09/04/election-disinformation-russia-china-iran |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905040909/https://www.axios.com/2024/09/04/election-disinformation-russia-china-iran |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |newspaper=Axios}}{{Cite web |last1=Klepper |first1=David |date=September 3, 2024 |title=China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-disinformation-network-foreign-influence-us-election-a2b396518bafd8e36635a3796c8271d7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904180359/https://apnews.com/article/china-disinformation-network-foreign-influence-us-election-a2b396518bafd8e36635a3796c8271d7 |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=The Associated Press}}{{Cite news |last1=Myers |first1=Steven Lee |last2=Hsu |first2=Tiffany |last3=Fassihi |first3=Farnaz |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/business/media/iran-disinformation-us-presidential-race.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904160052/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/business/media/iran-disinformation-us-presidential-race.html/ |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}

In response to the surge of misinformation, U.S. authorities imposed sanctions on entities linked to foreign disinformation campaigns. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise, accusing it of creating and disseminating AI-generated deepfake videos to manipulate American voters.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-31 |title=US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-iran-trump-disinformation-election-959d3f36ffc81f3e5d07386122076e7e |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}

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