2024 State Elections Toolkit

This year featured major elections for statewide officials and state lawmakers, and the results will have significant impacts on the concentration of political power across the states. We're here to help you keep track and make sense of it all.

Follow along with the election results with MultiState's 2024 State Elections Dashboard. Toggle between the tabs at the top for governors, legislatures, measures, and more. Click here to access the dashboard.

And for a full analysis of the major political changes in the states as the election results continue to roll in, see this report that will be updated as the final votes are counted —Post-Election: Republicans Add to Strong Hold of State Governments.

Click the section buttons below to access MultiState’s in-depth issue pages on all the top 2024 state elections and analysis. Scroll to the bottom of the page to access MultiState's 2024 election resources including a slide deck and a PDF quick-reference guide. You can also request a speaker and book one of our experts to come speak to your organization about this year's state elections and their implications.

Governors

In November, gubernatorial seats in 11 states are up for election. Of the 11 gubernatorial seats up for election in 2024, 3 seats are currently held by Democrats, and 8 seats are currently held by Republicans. Click here to access MultiState's in-depth coverage of the 2024 gubernatorial elections.

Legislatures

In 2024, legislative seats in 44 states are up for election, amounting to more than 5,800 races. Of the 44 states with legislative elections in 2024, 17 are currently controlled by Democrats, 25 are currently controlled by Republicans, and two have split governments. Click here to access MultiState's in-depth coverage of the 2024 state legislative elections. 

Trifectas

A state government trifecta occurs when a political party controls both chambers of the legislature as well as the governor’s mansion. Currently, Democrats have 17 state trifectas, Republicans have 23 state trifectas, and 10 states have divided government. Click here to access MultiState's in-depth coverage of the the elections' potential implications for state trifectas.

Lieutenant Governors

This year, lieutenant gubernatorial seats in nine states are up for election. Of the nine lieutenant gubernatorial seats up for election in 2024, three seats are currently held by Democrats, and six seats are currently held by Republicans. Click here for MultiState's in-depth coverage of the 2024 lieutenant governor elections.

Attorneys General

Attorney general (AG) seats in ten states are up for election this year. Of the ten attorney general seats up for election in 2024, five seats are currently held by Democrats, and five seats are currently held by Republicans. Click. here to access MultiState's in-depth coverage of the 2024 AG elections.

Secretaries of State

Secretary of state seats in seven states are up for election this year. Of these seats up for election, 4 seats are currently held by Democrats and 3 seats are currently held by Republicans. Click. here to access MultiState's in-depth coverage of the 2024  secretary of state elections.