States with both gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections in 2024

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Nine states held elections for both governor and U.S. Senate in 2024: Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Vermont.

  • In five of these states, Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, and West Virginia, the gubernatorial election was an open-seat race, due to term limits. Three of these nine states featured an open-seat race for the U.S. Senate: Delaware, Utah, and West Virginia.
  • The incumbent governor and senator were both Democrats in one of these states, Delaware, and in four of them, Utah, Missouri, North Dakota, and West Virginia, both were Republicans.
  • Three states held gubernatorial and senate elections with incumbents from opposite parties. In two of those states, Montana and West Virginia, the incumbent governor was Republican while the incumbent senator was Democratic. In Vermont, the incumbent governor was Republican while the incumbent senator was Independent.


A map and table of where these elections occurred, the names of incumbents prior to the 2024 elections, and links to our coverage of these races appear below:

States holding both gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections in 2020
State Incumbent Governor Open Seat? Incumbent Senator Open Seat?
Delaware Democratic Party John Carney Jr. No Democratic Party Thomas Carper Yes
Indiana Democratic Party Eric Holcomb Yes Republican Party Mike Braun No
Missouri Republican Party Mike Parson Yes Republican Party Josh Hawley No
Montana Republican Party Greg Gianforte No Democratic Party Jon Tester No
North Dakota Republican Party Doug Burgum Yes Republican Party Kevin Cramer No
Utah Republican Party Spencer Cox No Republican Party Mitt Romney Yes
Washington Democratic Party Jay Inslee Yes Democratic Party Maria Cantwell No
West Virginia Republican Party Jim Justice Yes Democratic Party Joe Manchin Yes
Vermont Republican Party Phil Scott No Grey.png Bernie Sanders No

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