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Democratic Party primaries in Indiana, 2024
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Democratic Party primaries, 2024 |
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Primary Date |
May 7, 2024 |
Federal elections |
Democratic primaries for U.S. House |
State party |
Democratic Party of Indiana |
State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Indiana on May 7, 2024.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana law requires a closed primary, where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. This includes if they voted for a majority of that party’s candidates in the last general election or plan to in the upcoming election. However, it is possible for any voter to vote in any party's primary so long as they meet this criteria.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
A Democratic Party primary took place on May 7, 2024, in Indiana to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana
Valerie McCray defeated Marc Carmichael in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Valerie McCray ![]() | 68.0 | 121,734 |
Marc Carmichael ![]() | 32.0 | 57,256 |
Total votes: 178,990 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marshall Travis (D)
- Aleem Young (D)
- Keith Potts (D)
- RaeVen Ridgell (D)
U.S. House
District 1

- Frank Mrvan (Incumbent) ✔
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District 7

- André Carson (Incumbent) ✔
- Curtis Godfrey
- Pierre Quincy Pullins
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State elections
State Senate
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2024
Indiana State Senate elections, 2024 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 3 |
David Vinzant (i) Did not make the ballot: |
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District 7 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 8 |
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District 9 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 10 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 12 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 13 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 16 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 18 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 20 |
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District 24 |
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District 28 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 30 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 32 |
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District 33 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 34 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 35 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 37 |
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District 40 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 42 |
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District 44 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 50 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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House of Representatives
Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 2 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 3 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 4 |
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District 5 |
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District 6 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 7 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 8 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 9 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 10 |
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District 11 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 12 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 14 |
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District 15 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 16 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 17 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 18 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 19 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 20 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 21 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 22 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 31 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 32 |
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District 35 |
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District 36 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 37 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 40 |
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District 42 |
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District 43 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 45 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 46 |
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District 47 |
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District 48 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 49 |
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District 52 |
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District 53 |
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District 54 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 55 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 56 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 57 |
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District 61 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 62 |
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District 63 |
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District 64 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 65 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 66 |
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District 67 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 69 |
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District 70 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 72 |
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District 74 |
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District 75 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 76 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 77 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 78 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 79 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 80 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 81 |
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District 82 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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District 84 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 85 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 86 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 87 |
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District 91 |
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District 93 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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District 94 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 95 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District 96 |
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District 98 |
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State executive offices
Three state executive offices were up for election in Indiana in 2024:
To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.Governor
Democratic primary candidatesLieutenant Governor
Democratic convention candidatesAttorney General
Democratic convention candidates
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Indiana
Context of the 2024 elections
Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
House | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party overview
Democratic Party of Indiana
- See also: Democratic Party of Indiana
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
Delaware County, Indiana | 13.43% | 3.12% | 14.98% | ||||
LaPorte County, Indiana | 6.33% | 12.57% | 22.04% | ||||
Perry County, Indiana | 18.55% | 11.59% | 22.84% | ||||
Porter County, Indiana | 6.59% | 3.90% | 7.20% | ||||
Vigo County, Indiana | 14.97% | 0.86% | 15.83% |
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
2016 Presidential Results by state House District ' | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 74.02% | 24.38% | D+49.6 | 69.13% | 26.57% | D+42.6 | D |
2 | 91.24% | 8.20% | D+83 | 86.86% | 10.81% | D+76.1 | D |
3 | 85.10% | 14.01% | D+71.1 | 76.56% | 20.48% | D+56.1 | D |
4 | 46.94% | 51.38% | R+4.4 | 44.02% | 50.44% | R+6.4 | R |
5 | 43.96% | 54.42% | R+10.5 | 42.04% | 52.89% | R+10.8 | R |
6 | 65.56% | 32.91% | D+32.6 | 62.43% | 32.71% | D+29.7 | D |
7 | 49.21% | 49.37% | R+0.2 | 42.98% | 52.50% | R+9.5 | D |
8 | 50.73% | 47.97% | D+2.8 | 48.45% | 46.84% | D+1.6 | D |
9 | 60.14% | 37.95% | D+22.2 | 51.04% | 43.89% | D+7.1 | D |
10 | 58.94% | 39.04% | D+19.9 | 48.29% | 45.87% | D+2.4 | D |
11 | 41.85% | 56.39% | R+14.5 | 32.04% | 62.83% | R+30.8 | R |
12 | 53.19% | 45.32% | D+7.9 | 51.20% | 44.04% | D+7.2 | D |
13 | 34.43% | 63.03% | R+28.6 | 25.19% | 69.21% | R+44 | R |
14 | 83.05% | 16.18% | D+66.9 | 77.49% | 19.96% | D+57.5 | D |
15 | 46.17% | 52.52% | R+6.4 | 42.67% | 53.12% | R+10.5 | R |
16 | 38.06% | 59.58% | R+21.5 | 24.96% | 70.45% | R+45.5 | R |
17 | 33.98% | 64.01% | R+30 | 25.85% | 69.06% | R+43.2 | R |
18 | 26.77% | 71.19% | R+44.4 | 20.36% | 74.88% | R+54.5 | R |
19 | 47.78% | 50.75% | R+3 | 42.72% | 52.73% | R+10 | R |
20 | 47.61% | 50.07% | R+2.5 | 34.89% | 59.54% | R+24.7 | R |
21 | 39.78% | 58.56% | R+18.8 | 33.73% | 61.94% | R+28.2 | R |
22 | 23.30% | 74.84% | R+51.5 | 19.91% | 75.20% | R+55.3 | R |
23 | 36.08% | 61.21% | R+25.1 | 24.21% | 70.73% | R+46.5 | R |
24 | 31.59% | 66.93% | R+35.3 | 40.35% | 53.30% | R+13 | R |
25 | 36.30% | 61.32% | R+25 | 27.19% | 67.54% | R+40.3 | R |
26 | 49.86% | 47.78% | D+2.1 | 50.02% | 43.22% | D+6.8 | R |
27 | 51.92% | 45.41% | D+6.5 | 48.64% | 44.84% | D+3.8 | D |
28 | 27.16% | 71.07% | R+43.9 | 24.52% | 69.75% | R+45.2 | R |
29 | 30.84% | 67.12% | R+36.3 | 32.24% | 61.50% | R+29.3 | R |
30 | 44.78% | 52.78% | R+8 | 32.84% | 61.89% | R+29.1 | R |
31 | 40.25% | 57.59% | R+17.3 | 28.83% | 66.42% | R+37.6 | R |
32 | 31.06% | 66.81% | R+35.7 | 23.91% | 70.93% | R+47 | R |
33 | 39.69% | 58.25% | R+18.6 | 25.55% | 69.80% | R+44.2 | R |
34 | 61.63% | 35.68% | D+25.9 | 52.44% | 41.78% | D+10.7 | D |
35 | 41.75% | 56.04% | R+14.3 | 30.87% | 64.18% | R+33.3 | D |
36 | 52.89% | 44.86% | D+8 | 41.75% | 53.32% | R+11.6 | D |
37 | 35.26% | 63.23% | R+28 | 40.95% | 53.05% | R+12.1 | R |
38 | 33.79% | 64.07% | R+30.3 | 23.90% | 71.40% | R+47.5 | R |
39 | 32.92% | 65.53% | R+32.6 | 40.88% | 53.34% | R+12.5 | R |
40 | 36.23% | 62.08% | R+25.8 | 35.50% | 58.61% | R+23.1 | R |
41 | 29.51% | 67.92% | R+38.4 | 22.67% | 71.80% | R+49.1 | R |
42 | 39.22% | 58.41% | R+19.2 | 26.29% | 69.50% | R+43.2 | R |
43 | 55.30% | 42.73% | D+12.6 | 45.56% | 49.83% | R+4.3 | D |
44 | 31.50% | 66.22% | R+34.7 | 21.02% | 74.48% | R+53.5 | R |
45 | 36.84% | 61.06% | R+24.2 | 24.84% | 71.19% | R+46.4 | R |
46 | 38.55% | 59.25% | R+20.7 | 31.57% | 63.54% | R+32 | R |
47 | 29.10% | 68.87% | R+39.8 | 24.16% | 70.65% | R+46.5 | R |
48 | 38.56% | 59.90% | R+21.3 | 32.75% | 62.92% | R+30.2 | R |
49 | 33.11% | 65.49% | R+32.4 | 32.54% | 63.39% | R+30.9 | R |
50 | 33.14% | 65.13% | R+32 | 27.01% | 68.02% | R+41 | R |
51 | 34.00% | 63.93% | R+29.9 | 24.48% | 70.78% | R+46.3 | R |
52 | 31.00% | 67.27% | R+36.3 | 24.47% | 70.89% | R+46.4 | R |
53 | 30.23% | 67.35% | R+37.1 | 23.85% | 70.13% | R+46.3 | R |
54 | 38.63% | 58.47% | R+19.8 | 24.91% | 69.53% | R+44.6 | R |
55 | 33.15% | 64.51% | R+31.4 | 22.12% | 73.36% | R+51.2 | R |
56 | 42.11% | 55.91% | R+13.8 | 33.19% | 62.25% | R+29.1 | R |
57 | 30.69% | 67.09% | R+36.4 | 23.49% | 71.18% | R+47.7 | R |
58 | 31.41% | 66.58% | R+35.2 | 27.77% | 66.87% | R+39.1 | R |
59 | 37.11% | 60.82% | R+23.7 | 31.83% | 62.16% | R+30.3 | R |
60 | 39.41% | 58.45% | R+19 | 34.82% | 60.63% | R+25.8 | R |
61 | 69.90% | 27.39% | D+42.5 | 75.00% | 20.08% | D+54.9 | D |
62 | 40.31% | 57.59% | R+17.3 | 34.37% | 60.99% | R+26.6 | R |
63 | 30.08% | 67.97% | R+37.9 | 22.31% | 72.84% | R+50.5 | R |
64 | 32.42% | 65.53% | R+33.1 | 24.93% | 70.82% | R+45.9 | R |
65 | 34.17% | 63.45% | R+29.3 | 25.48% | 69.95% | R+44.5 | R |
66 | 43.12% | 54.94% | R+11.8 | 30.53% | 65.36% | R+34.8 | D |
67 | 33.59% | 63.85% | R+30.3 | 20.50% | 75.70% | R+55.2 | R |
68 | 28.25% | 69.83% | R+41.6 | 19.20% | 77.08% | R+57.9 | R |
69 | 36.52% | 60.78% | R+24.3 | 22.82% | 72.40% | R+49.6 | R |
70 | 36.18% | 61.71% | R+25.5 | 27.10% | 68.70% | R+41.6 | R |
71 | 50.92% | 47.20% | D+3.7 | 44.56% | 50.60% | R+6 | D |
72 | 42.89% | 55.41% | R+12.5 | 38.96% | 56.02% | R+17.1 | R |
73 | 36.02% | 61.42% | R+25.4 | 22.93% | 72.72% | R+49.8 | R |
74 | 44.73% | 53.00% | R+8.3 | 31.06% | 63.50% | R+32.4 | R |
75 | 37.34% | 60.55% | R+23.2 | 28.95% | 66.32% | R+37.4 | R |
76 | 39.60% | 58.59% | R+19 | 32.85% | 62.36% | R+29.5 | R |
77 | 57.50% | 40.60% | D+16.9 | 52.56% | 42.87% | D+9.7 | D |
78 | 37.34% | 61.05% | R+23.7 | 35.16% | 60.59% | R+25.4 | R |
79 | 28.95% | 69.22% | R+40.3 | 21.65% | 73.97% | R+52.3 | R |
80 | 78.11% | 20.64% | D+57.5 | 74.22% | 22.20% | D+52 | D |
81 | 44.14% | 53.80% | R+9.7 | 40.62% | 53.82% | R+13.2 | R |
82 | 30.25% | 67.78% | R+37.5 | 21.96% | 73.57% | R+51.6 | R |
83 | 31.27% | 67.18% | R+35.9 | 29.98% | 65.17% | R+35.2 | R |
84 | 34.51% | 63.98% | R+29.5 | 33.23% | 62.10% | R+28.9 | R |
85 | 31.58% | 66.88% | R+35.3 | 27.71% | 67.59% | R+39.9 | R |
86 | 57.98% | 40.35% | D+17.6 | 64.62% | 29.75% | D+34.9 | D |
87 | 49.95% | 48.31% | D+1.6 | 55.89% | 38.06% | D+17.8 | D |
88 | 34.66% | 63.88% | R+29.2 | 37.37% | 57.03% | R+19.7 | R |
89 | 47.75% | 50.14% | R+2.4 | 43.77% | 50.93% | R+7.2 | R |
90 | 34.68% | 63.24% | R+28.6 | 32.08% | 62.11% | R+30 | R |
91 | 37.73% | 59.66% | R+21.9 | 31.71% | 62.40% | R+30.7 | R |
92 | 51.81% | 46.05% | D+5.8 | 49.25% | 45.19% | D+4.1 | D |
93 | 34.28% | 63.70% | R+29.4 | 32.89% | 61.93% | R+29 | R |
94 | 82.54% | 16.46% | D+66.1 | 82.29% | 14.31% | D+68 | D |
95 | 77.93% | 21.08% | D+56.8 | 75.26% | 21.28% | D+54 | D |
96 | 84.99% | 13.71% | D+71.3 | 83.70% | 12.01% | D+71.7 | D |
97 | 53.11% | 44.02% | D+9.1 | 48.46% | 45.17% | D+3.3 | D |
98 | 82.27% | 16.60% | D+65.7 | 78.54% | 18.32% | D+60.2 | D |
99 | 83.25% | 15.77% | D+67.5 | 80.80% | 15.76% | D+65 | D |
100 | 61.83% | 35.60% | D+26.2 | 59.68% | 34.20% | D+25.5 | D |
Total | 43.94% | 54.15% | R+10.2 | 37.92% | 57.16% | R+19.2 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes