Elections Daily 2024 Governor Ratings

As of November 4, 2024

The nation’s governorships are nearly evenly split between the two parties, with 27 Republicans and 23 Democrats holding office as of January, 2024. The table below the map lists the current governors of all 50 states, tabbed by the next election year.

This map reflects the final 2024 governor race ratings from Elections Daily. Use it as a starting point to create and share your own gubernatorial forecast.

November 4: New Hampshire Toss-up to Lean Republican. Read the analysis >

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Governor Elections

Current 23 27
Consensus Forecast 23 26 1
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Upcoming Elections

2024 2025 2026^ 2027
3 1 18 1
8 1 16 2

^Excludes NH & VT: Next election is 2024 (two-year terms)

State Incumbent Party Since Term Consensus
AK Mike Dunleavy
2018 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
AL Kay Ivey
2017 3rd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
AR Sarah Huckabee Sanders
2023 1st
AZ Katie Hobbs
2023 1st
CA Gavin Newsom
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
CO Jared Polis
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
CT Ned Lamont
2019 2nd
FL Ron DeSantis
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
GA Brian Kemp
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
HI Josh Green
2022 1st
IA Kim Reynolds
2017 3rd
ID Brad Little
2019 2nd
IL J.B. Pritzker
2019 2nd
IN Eric Holcomb
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
Jennifer McCormick
Mike Braun
KS Laura Kelly
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
KY Andy Beshear
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2027 due to term limits.
LA Jeff Landry
2024 1st
MA Maura Healey
2023 1st
MD Wes Moore
2023 1st
ME Janet Mills
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
MI Gretchen Whitmer
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
MN Tim Walz
2019 2nd
MS Tate Reeves
2020 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2027 due to term limits.
NC Roy Cooper
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
Josh Stein
Mark Robinson
NE Jim Pillen
2023 1st
NH Chris Sununu
2017 4th
Incumbent not running for re-election in 2024.
Joyce Craig
Kelly Ayotte
NJ Phil Murphy
2018 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2025 due to term limits.
NM Michelle Lujan Grisham
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
NV Joe Lombardo
2023 1st
NY Kathy Hochul
2021 2nd
OH Mike DeWine
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
OK Kevin Stitt
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
OR Tina Kotek
2023 1st
PA Josh Shapiro
2023 1st
RI Daniel McKee
2021 2nd
SC Henry McMaster
2017 3rd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
SD Kristi Noem
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
TN Bill Lee
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
TX Greg Abbott
2015 3rd
VA Glenn Youngkin
2022 1st
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2025 due to term limits.
WA Jay Inslee
2013 3rd
Incumbent not running for re-election in 2024.
Bob Ferguson
Dave Reichert
WI Tony Evers
2019 2nd
WY Mark Gordon
2019 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits.
The following races are rated as safe for the incumbent party.
DE John Carney
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
Matt Meyer
Mike Ramone
MO Mike Parson
2018 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
Crystal Quade
Mike Kehoe
MT Greg Gianforte
2021 1st
Ryan Busse
Greg Gianforte*
ND Doug Burgum
2016 2nd
Incumbent not running for re-election in 2024.
Merrill Piepkorn
Kelly Armstrong
UT Spencer Cox
2021 1st
Brian King
Spencer Cox*
VT Phil Scott
2017 4th
Esther Charlestin
Phil Scott*
WV Jim Justice
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
Steve Williams
Patrick Morrisey