2024 Governor Elections (Ricky's Future Elections)

Summary
Most of the seats up for re-election were not competitive, with either Republicans or Democrats easily winning. The one exception was North Carolina - a swing state. Although North Carolina went to Donald Trump in the Presidential Election by five points, Democrats were still able to hold this seat, with Attorney General Josh Stein winning the election by a rather solid margin. As such, there was no change in results.

Delaware
Incumbent Governor John Carney was term limited and was unable to run for re-election. Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long won the Democratic Primary unopposed whilst Republican John Horan won the Republican primary. In the general election, Hall won by an unexpectedly low margin.

Republican Primary
Candidates
 * John Horan, advocate and high school teacher
 * Robert Hughes, state representative

Democratic Primary
Candidate
 * Bethany Hall-Long, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Indiana
Incumbent Governor Eric Holcomb was term limited and unable to run for re-election. In the Republican primary, former Representative Trey Hollingsworth won the Republican primary whilst Democrat Joe Donnelly, an US Ambassador and former US Senator, won the Democratic nomination unopposed. In the general election, Hollingsworth defeated Donnelly by a very narrow margin.

Republican Primary
Originally, US Representative Greg Pence, the brother of former Vice President and Governor Mike Pence, expressed interest in the race and was the early frontrunner, leader in a poll against runner up Trey Hollingsworth by over 13 points. However, Pence declined to run in January, and the race became a 3 way race between State Senator Jim Merritt, Trey Hollingsworth and former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill. Following Hollingsworth endorsement by President Trump, he became the frontrunner and won the Republican primary. 'Candidates'
 * Trey Hollingsworth, former US Representative from Indiana's 9th Congressional District
 * Curtis Hill, former Attorney General of Indiana
 * Jim Merritt, Indiana State Senator

Democratic Primary
Candidate
 * Joe Donnelly, US Ambassador to the Holy See and former Senator from Indiana

Missouri
Incumbent Governor Mike Parson was term limited for a second full term in office. To succeed him, Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe won a hotly contested Republican primary against former Governor Eric Greitens and former US Representative Vicky Hartzler. Lucas Kunce, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in 2022, won the Democratic nomination.

Republican Primary
Kehoe announced his bid to replace Parson early on, and was generally considered the front runner. Former Governor Eric Greitens, after losing the Republican Nomination for Senate in 2022, expressed interest in running later on. Vicky Hartlzer, who also ran in the Senate against Greitens announced her bid later on. The race was a pure tossup, with President Trump not giving an endorsement of any candidate. Kehoe narrowly won the three way race, with Hartzler finishing second. Candidates
 * Mike Kehoe, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
 * Vicky Hartzler, former US Representative from Missouri's 4th Congressional District and candidate for the Senate in 2022
 * Eric Greitens, former Governor of Missouri and candidate for the Senate in 2022

Democratic Primary
Former Secretary of State Jason Kander was speculated to run early on, however declined to run. Lucas Kunce was the only other major candidate to announce his bid and defeated five other perennial candidates to win the nomination. Candidates
 * Lucas Kunce, nominee for Senate in 2022
 * Alex Palin, perennial candidate
 * Scott Lang, activist
 * Jimbo Qyuale, news reporter
 * Sarah Smith, farmer
 * Dan Bolin, former Fulton city councilman

Republican Primary
Greg Gianforte was unopposed in the Republican primary. Candidates
 * Greg Gianforte, incumbent Governor of Montana

Democratic Primary
Tom Brales was unopposed in the Democratic primary Candidates
 * Tom Brales, state Representative