Election results, 2024: Uncontested races by state

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Last updated: December 12, 2024
Ballotpedia covered all federal and state races on November 5, 2024, as well as local elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. In the 2024 general election, an average of 32% of seats nationwide were uncontested. This percentage includes states where all seats on the ballot were contested.

The analysis below includes Ballotpedia's compiled data on the 9,853 seats that were on the ballot on November 5, 2024. A race was considered uncontested if the number of candidates who filed for election was less than or equal to the number of seats on the ballot.

Click here to view an analysis of all uncontested elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024.

The table below shows the uncontested seat rate for each state and election type:

See also

• Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
• Analysis of uncontested elections, 2024
• Election results, 2024: Incumbent win rates by state
• Election results, 2023: Uncontested races by state
• Election results, 2022: Uncontested races by state

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