2024 United States state auditor elections

2024 United States state auditor elections

← 2023 November 5, 2024 2026  →
9 state auditor offices 8 states; 1 territory [a]
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 18 14 Seats after 19 13 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 5 3 Seats won 6 2
Democratic hold      Republican hold     Republican gain      Nonpartisan      No election

The 2024 United States state auditor elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the state auditors of eight states and one territory. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2020, while Vermont's state auditor was last elected in 2022.

These elections took place concurrently with the 2024 presidential election, elections to the Senate and House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections.

Partisan composition

Going into the election, there were 18 Republican elected state auditors and 14 Democratic elected state auditors in the United States. This class of state auditor was made up of 5 Republicans and 3 Democrats. Republicans were defending one state auditor office in a state that Joe Biden won in 2020 (Pennsylvania). While, Democrats were defending one state auditor office in a state that Donald Trump won in 2020 (North Carolina).

Race summary

States

State	Auditor	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates [1]
Montana	Troy Downing	Republican	2020	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House. [2] Republican hold.	▌Y James Brown (Republican) 61.42% ▌John Repke (Democratic) 38.58%
North Carolina	Jessica Holmes	Democratic	2023 (appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. Republican gain.	▌Y Dave Boliek (Republican) 49.35% ▌ Jessica Holmes (Democratic) 47.61% ▌Bob Drach (Libertarian) 3.03%
North Dakota	Josh Gallion	Republican	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Josh Gallion (Republican) 68.74% ▌Timothy Lamb (Democratic) 31.04%
Pennsylvania	Timothy DeFoor	Republican	2020	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Timothy DeFoor (Republican) 51.13% ▌ Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic) 45.94% ▌Reece Smith (Libertarian) 1.81% ▌Alan Goodrich (Constitution) 0.82% ▌Eric Anton (American Solidarity) 0.31%
Utah	John Dougall	Republican	2012	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House. [3] Republican hold.	▌Y Tina Cannon (Republican) 63.53% ▌Catherine Voutaz (Democratic) 31.30% ▌Jeffery Ostler (Constitution) 5.17%
Vermont	Doug Hoffer	Democratic	2012	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Doug Hoffer (Democratic) 60.62% ▌ H. Brooke Paige (Republican) 39.22%
Washington	Pat McCarthy	Democratic	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Pat McCarthy (Democratic) 57.99% ▌Matt Hawkins (Republican) 41.92%
West Virginia	JB McCuskey	Republican	2016	Incumbent retired to run for attorney general. [4] Republican hold.	▌Y Mark Hunt (Republican) 68.72% ▌Mary Ann Claytor (Democratic) 31.28%

Territory

Territory	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Guam	Benjamin Cruz	Nonpartisan [b]	2018 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Benjamin Cruz (Nonpartisan) 99.1%

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was between 1% and 5%:

1. North Carolina, 1.74%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. Pennsylvania, 5.19%

Blue denotes races won by Democrats. Red denotes races won by Republicans.

Montana

Main article: 2024 Montana State Auditor election

Montana State Auditor election

←  2020 2028 →

Nominee James Brown John Repke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 358,642 225,251 Percentage 61.42% 38.58%

County results Brown:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Repke:     50–60%     60–70%

State Auditor before election Troy Downing Republican Elected State Auditor James Brown Republican

State Auditor Troy Downing was elected in 2020 with 55.3% of the vote. He retired to run for U.S. House. ^[2] Republican James Brown defeated Democrat John Repke with 61.4% of the vote. ^[5]

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Brown	114,508	69.55%
	Republican	John Jay Willoughby	50,131	30.45%
Total votes			164,639	100.00%

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Repke	92,296	100.00%
Total votes			92,296	100.00%

2024 Montana State Auditor election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James Brown	358,642	61.42%	+6.10
	Democratic	John Repke	225,251	38.58%	–0.81
Total votes			583,893	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

North Carolina

Main article: 2024 North Carolina Council of State elections § State auditor

North Carolina State Auditor election

←  2020 2028 →

Nominee Dave Boliek Jessica Holmes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,729,780 2,633,607 Percentage 49.35% 47.61%

County results Boliek:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Holmes:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Auditor before election Jessica Holmes Democratic Elected State Auditor Dave Boliek Republican

State Auditor Jessica Holmes was appointed to the position after her predecessor Beth Wood resigned. ^[8] She ran for a full term but was defeated by Republican Dave Boliek who won with 49.4% of the vote. ^[9]

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Clark	198,793	23.24%
	Republican	Dave Boliek	189,071	22.10%
	Republican	Charles Dingee	159,351	18.63%
	Republican	Jeff Tarte	127,981	14.96%
	Republican	Tony Street	95,863	11.21%
	Republican	Jim Kee	84,302	9.86%
Total votes			855,361	100.0%

Republican primary runoff results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Boliek	67,173	53.18%
	Republican	Jack Clark	59,130	46.82%
Total votes			126,303	100.0%

2024 North Carolina State Auditor election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dave Boliek	2,729,780	49.35%	+0.23%
	Democratic	Jessica Holmes (incumbent)	2,633,607	47.61%	−3.27%
	Libertarian	Bob Drach	167,701	3.03%	N/A
Total votes			5,531,088	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

North Dakota

Main article: 2024 North Dakota State Auditor election

North Dakota State Auditor election

←  2020 2028 →

Nominee Josh Gallion Timothy Lamb Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 241,270 108,962 Percentage 68.7% 31.0%

County results Gallion:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Lamb:     60–70%

State Auditor before election Josh Gallion Republican Elected State Auditor Josh Gallion Republican

State Auditor Josh Gallion was re-elected in 2020 with 67.7% of the vote. He won re-election to a third term against Democrat Timothy Lamb with 68.7% of the vote. ^[13]

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Gallion (incumbent)	81,069	99.24%
	Write-in		617	0.76%
Total votes			81,686	100.00%

Democratic–NPL primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Timothy Lamb	18,987	99.76%
	Write-in		45	0.24%
Total votes			19,032	100.00%

2024 North Dakota State Auditor election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Gallion (incumbent)	241,270	68.74%
	Democratic–NPL	Timothy Lamb	108,962	31.04%
	Write-in		761	0.22%
Total votes			350,993	100.00%
	Republican hold

Pennsylvania

Main article: 2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

Pennsylvania Auditor General election

←  2020 2028 →

Nominee Timothy DeFoor Malcolm Kenyatta Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,489,652 3,135,412 Percentage 51.13% 45.94%

County results DeFoor:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Kenyatta:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%

Auditor General before election Timothy DeFoor Republican Elected Auditor General Timothy DeFoor Republican

State Auditor Timothy DeFoor was elected in 2020 with 49.4% of the vote. He won re-election to a second term against Democrat Malcolm Kenyatta with 51.1% of the vote. ^[16]

Democratic primary results ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Kenyatta	655,687	64.54%
	Democratic	Mark Pinsley	360,182	35.46%
Total votes			1,015,869	100.0%

2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy DeFoor (incumbent)	3,489,652	51.13
	Democratic	Malcolm Kenyatta	3,135,412	45.94
	Libertarian	Reece Smith	123,628	1.81
	Constitution	Alan (Bob) Goodrich	55,981	0.82
	American Solidarity	Eric K. Anton	20,989	0.31
Total votes			6,825,662	100.00

Utah

Main article: 2024 Utah State Auditor election

Utah State Auditor election

←  2020 2028 →

Nominee Tina Cannon Catherine Voutaz Jeffery Ostler Party Republican Democratic Constitution Popular vote 906,531 446,608 73,741 Percentage 63.53% 31.30% 5.17%

County results Cannon:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Voutaz:     40–50%     50–60%

State Auditor before election John Dougall Republican Elected State Auditor Tina Cannon Republican

State Auditor John Dougall was re-elected in 2020 with 74.8% of the vote. He retired to run for U.S. House. ^[3] Republican Tina Cannon defeated Democrat Cathrine Voutaz with 63.5% of the vote. ^[19]

Republican primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tina Cannon	226,479	56.96%
	Republican	Ricky Hatch	171,144	43.04%
Total votes			397,623	100.00%

2024 Utah State Auditor election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tina Cannon	906,531	63.53%
	Democratic	Catherine Voutaz	446,608	31.30%
	Constitution	Jeffery Ostler	73,741	5.17%
Total votes			1,409,537	100.00%

Vermont

Main article: 2024 Vermont Auditor of Accounts election

Vermont Auditor of Accounts election

←  2022 2026 →

Nominee Doug Hoffer H. Brooke Paige Party Democratic Republican Alliance Progressive Popular vote 207,195 134,066 Percentage 60.62% 39.22%

County results Municipality results Hoffer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Paige:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% No Data/Vote:

State Auditor before election Doug Hoffer Democratic Elected State Auditor Doug Hoffer Democratic

State Auditor Doug Hoffer was re-elected in 2022 with 65.1% of the vote. He won re-election to a seventh term against Republican H. Brooke Paige with 60.6% of the vote. ^[21]

Democratic primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer (incumbent)	43,893	99.23%
	Write-in		341	0.77%
Total votes			44,204	100.00%

Republican primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Brooke Paige	18,129	96.55%
	Write-in		647	3.45%
Total votes			18,776	100.00%

2024 Vermont State Auditor Election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer (incumbent)	207,195	60.62%
	Republican	H. Brooke Paige	134,066	39.22%
	Write-in		532	0.16%
Total votes			341,793	100.00%

Washington

Main article: 2024 Washington State Auditor election

Washington State Auditor election

←  2020 2028 →

Nominee Pat McCarthy Matt Hawkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,170,306 1,568,750 Percentage 57.99% 41.92%

County results McCarthy:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Hawkins:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

State Auditor before election Pat McCarthy Democratic Elected State Auditor Pat McCarthy Democratic

State Auditor Pat McCarthy was re-elected in 2020 with 58.0% of the vote. She won re-election to a third term against Republican Matt Hawkins with 60.6% of the vote. ^[24]

Blanket primary results ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat McCarthy (incumbent)	1,125,904	58.82%
	Republican	Matt Hawkins	786,529	41.09%
	Write-in		1,648	0.09%
Total votes			1,914,081	100.0%

2024 Washington State Auditor election ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Pat McCarthy (incumbent)	2,170,306	57.99%	–0.01%
	Republican	Matt Hawkins	1,568,750	41.92%	–
	Write-in		3,262	0.09%	–
Total votes			3,742,318	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

West Virginia

Main article: 2024 West Virginia State Auditor election

West Virginia State Auditor election

←  2020 2028 →

Nominee Mark Hunt Mary Ann Claytor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 488,737 222,491 Percentage 68.72% 31.28%

County results Hunt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Auditor before election JB McCuskey Republican Elected State Auditor Mark Hunt Republican

State Auditor JB McCuskey was re-elected in 2020 with 67.0% of the vote. He retired to run for attorney general. ^[4] Republican Mark Hunt defeated Democrat Mary Ann Claytor with 68.7% of the vote. ^[27]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hunt	74,912	39.26%
	Republican	Eric Householder	48,632	25.49%
	Republican	Tricia Jackson	37,039	19.41%
	Republican	Caleb Hanna	30,217	15.84%
Total votes			190,800	100.00%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ann Claytor	84,124	100.00%
Total votes			84,124	100.00%

General election results ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hunt	488,737	68.72%
	Democratic	Mary Ann Claytor	222,491	31.28%
Total votes			711,228	100.00%
	Republican hold

Territories

Guam

Guam Public Auditor election

← 2020 2028 →

Nominee Benjamin Cruz Party Nonpartsian Popular vote 24,905 Percentage 99.12%

State Auditor Benjamin Cruz was re-elected in 2020 unopposed. He won re-election to a second full term unopposed. ^[29]

See also

• 2024 United States elections

Notes

1. Seat tallies and popular vote do not include states that do not elect state auditors or territorial state auditors.
2. The territorial auditor of Guam is elected on a nonpartisan basis, although individuals do affiliate with national parties. In Cruz's case, this is with the Democratic Party.

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