2024 Indiana gubernatorial election

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2024 Indiana gubernatorial election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
  Mike Braun, Official Portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg Jennifer McCormick (cropped).jpg
Nominee Mike Braun Jennifer McCormick
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Micah Beckwith Terry Goodin
Popular vote1,566,0811,183,741
Percentage54.38%41.11%

2024 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Braun:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
McCormick:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Eric Holcomb
Republican

Elected Governor

Mike Braun
Republican

The 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next governor of Indiana, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Senator Mike Braun won his first term in office, defeating Democrat former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick. He will succeed Republican incumbent Eric Holcomb, who was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.

Contents

Primary elections took place on May 7, 2024, in which Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun, Democratic former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick, and Libertarian software engineer Donald Rainwater won their respective parties' nominations. [1] Braun defeated McCormick with 54.5 percent of the vote in the general election. [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Brad Chambers

U.S. representatives

Local officials

Individuals

Suzanne Crouch

U.S. representatives

State officials

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Eric Doden

Organizations

Curtis Hill

U.S. Executive branch officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin of
error
Mike
Braun
Brad
Chambers
Suzanne
Crouch
Eric
Doden
Curtis
Hill
Jamie
Reitenour
Undecided
SurveyUSA [40] [A] April 4–7, 2024447 (LV)± 4.47%44%8%10%8%2%2%26%
Indy Politics/Crossroads Public Affairs [41] March 24–25, 2024500 (LV)± 4.8%33%10%11%11%5%1%30%
Emerson College/The Hill [42] March 2–5, 2024526 (LV)± 4.2%34%5%7%7%2%2%43%
Mark It Red [43] [B] December 18–20, 2023(LV)40%5%13%3%5%30%
Mark It Red [44] [B] November 18–22, 2022750 (LV)± 2.5%47%10%5%37%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Mike
Braun
Suzanne
Crouch
Eric
Doden
Trey
Hollingsworth
Todd
Rokita
OtherUndecided
Bellwether Research [45] December 11–17, 20221,000 (LV)25%7%3%6%9%9%40%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 16, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Mike Braun (R)$12,420,094$9,760,847$946,167
Brad Chambers (R)$12,810,055 [b] $12,048,947$761,108
Suzanne Crouch (R)$8,129,813$4,391,792$3,055,958
Eric Doden (R)$11,236,992 [c] $10,040,685$250,969
Curtis Hill (R)$574,604$560,352$34,394
Jamie Reitenour (R)$75,923$68,920$6,191
Source: Indiana Secretary of State [46]

Debates & Forums

2024 Indiana gubernatorial election Republican primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
BraunChambersCrouchDodenHillReitenour
1March 11, 2024Current PublishingAnn Marie Shambaugh Video PPPPPP
2March 26, 2024 FOX 59 Beairshelle Edmé
Dan Spehler
Video PPPPNN
3March 27, 2024 WISH-TV Phil Sanchez
April Simpson
Video PPPPPN
4April 23, 2024Indiana Debate CommissionJon Schwantes Video APPPPP
2024 Indiana gubernatorial election Republican primary forum
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
BraunChambersCrouchDodenHillReitenour
1January 25, 2024First Principles ForumDevin Anderson
Joy Pullmann
Anchor Fanchon
Video PPPPPN

Results

Results by county:
Braun
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Crouch
40-50%
Chambers
20-30% 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election Republican primary results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Braun
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Crouch
  •   40–50%
  Chambers
  •   20–30%
Republican primary results [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Braun 236,641 39.6
Republican Suzanne Crouch 130,14621.8
Republican Brad Chambers 104,65317.5
Republican Eric Doden71,13511.9
Republican Jamie Reitenour28,7574.8
Republican Curtis Hill 26,8374.5
Total votes598,169 100.0

Lieutenant governor selection

The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor was chosen at a convention on June 15. After winning the gubernatorial primary, Mike Braun endorsed state representative Julie McGuire to be his running mate, [48] but during the convention, delegates instead selected pastor Micah Beckwith in an upset. [49]

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Endorsements

Julie McGuire

Executive branch officials

U.S. senators

Statewide officials

Results

Republican convention results [49]
CandidateRound 1
Votes %
Micah Beckwith 89151.83
Julie McGuire 82848.17
Total ballots1,719100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Disqualified

  • Tamie Dixon-Tatum, municipal official and perennial candidate [54] (ran for lieutenant governor) [55]

Withdrawn

  • Bob Kern, retired paralegal and perennial candidate (ran for lieutenant governor) [56]

Declined

Endorsements

Jennifer McCormick

State legislators

County officials

Labor unions

Political parties

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer McCormick 180,404 100.00%
Total votes180,404 100.00%

Lieutenant governor selection

The Indiana Democratic Party nominated their candidate for lieutenant governor on July 13, 2024. On June 20, McCormick announced Terry Goodin as her preferred running mate, leading to controversy over Goodin's past positions on abortion, guns, and LGBT rights. [66]

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

  • Tamie Dixon-Tatum, municipal official and perennial candidate [55]
  • Bob Kern, retired paralegal and perennial candidate [56]
  • Clif Marsiglio, educator and candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis in 2023 [68]

Declined

Endorsements

Terry Goodin

Statewide officials

State legislators

Individuals

Results

Democratic convention results [72]
CandidateRound 1
Votes %
Terry Goodin 1,20979.28
Tamie Dixon-Tatum16210.62
Clif Marsiglio1459.51
Bob Kern90.59
Total ballots1,525100.00

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [74] Likely ROctober 15, 2024
Inside Elections [75] Likely RSeptember 26, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball [76] Likely ROctober 4, 2024
RCP [77] Likely RJuly 13, 2024
Elections Daily [78] Safe RJuly 12, 2023
CNalysis [79] Likely RNovember 1, 2024

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin of
error
Mike
Braun (R)
Jennifer
McCormick (D)
Donald
Rainwater (L)
Undecided
ActiVote [80] October 5–28, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%
ActiVote [81] September 3 – October 5, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%
ARW Strategies [82] [C] September 23–25, 2024600 (LV)44%37%9%10%
GBAO (D) [83] [D] September 19–22, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%44%41%8%7%
Emerson College [84] [E] September 12–13, 20241,000 (LV)± 3.0%45%34%6%13%
Lake Research Partners (D) [85] [F] August 26 – September 2, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%41%39%9%11%
Public Policy Polling (D) [86] [G] August 15–16, 2023663 (RV)± 3.8%46%35%19%
Hypothetical polling

Suzanne Crouch vs. Jennifer McCormick

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin of
error
Suzanne
Crouch (R)
Jennifer
McCormick (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [86] [G] August 15–16, 2022663 (RV)± 3.81%39%35%28%

Curtis Hill vs. Jennifer McCormick

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin of
error
Curtis
Hill (R)
Jennifer
McCormick (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [86] [G] August 15–16, 2022663 (RV)± 3.81%36%36%28%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Mike Braun (R)$13,452,526$12,167,024$1,285,502
Jennifer McCormick (D)$2,353,947$1,857,591$496,356
Donald Rainwater (L)$108,844$92,012$16,833
Source: Indiana Secretary of State [87]

Debates

Governor debates

2024 Indiana gubernatorial election debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
BraunMcCormickRainwater
1October 2, 2024 FOX 59/CBS 4 Dan Spehler & Beairshelle Edmé Video PPN
2October 3, 2024 WISH-TV Phil Sanchez Video PPP
3October 24, 2024Indiana Debate CommissionLaura Merrifield Wilson Video PPP

Lieutenant governor debate

2024 Indiana lieutenant gubernatorial election debate
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
BeckwithGoodinHudson
1August 13, 2024AgrIInstituteGerry Dick Video PPP

Results

2024 Indiana gubernatorial election [88]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Braun
Micah Beckwith
1,561,279 54.4% −1.7%
Democratic Jennifer McCormick
Terry Goodin
1,179,96741.1%+9.1%
Libertarian Donald Rainwater
Tonya Hudson
129,4394.5%−6.9%
Total votes2,865,801 100.0%
Republican hold

By county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. $8,000,000 of this total was self-funded by Chambers
  3. $100,000 of this total was self-funded by Doden

Partisan clients

  1. Poll commissioned by State Affairs and Howey Politics
  2. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Braun's campaign.
  3. Poll sponsored by IndyPolitics.org
  4. Poll sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  5. Poll sponsored by The Hill
  6. Poll sponsored by the campaign of Destiny Wells, 2024 Democratic nominee for attorney general
  7. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by McCormick's campaign.

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