2024 Indiana gubernatorial election
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 [United States Senate United States Senate elections, 2024|elections, 2024|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 succeeded Republican incumbent Eric Holcomb, who was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
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. Braun defeated McCormick with 54.4 percent of the vote in the general election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Brad Chambers, former Indiana Secretary of Commerce
- Suzanne Crouch, governor of Indiana and former Indiana State Auditor
- Eric Doden, former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Curtis Hill, former Indiana attorney general and candidate for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 special election
- Jamie Reitenour, businesswoman
Declined
- Mitch Daniels, former governor, former president of Purdue University, and former director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Todd Rokita, Indiana attorney general, former U.S. representative from, former Indiana Secretary of State, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 ''''
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Braun | Suzanne Crouch | Eric Doden | Trey Hollingsworth | Todd Rokita | Other | Undecided |
| Bellwether Research | December 11–17, 2022 | 1,000 | – | 25% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 40% |
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, but during the convention, delegates instead selected pastor Micah Beckwith in an upset.Nominee
- Micah Beckwith, pastor, former Noblesville public library trustee, and candidate for in 2020
Eliminated at convention
- Julie McGuire, state representative from the 93rd district
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Disqualified
- Tamie Dixon-Tatum, municipal official and perennial candidate ''''
Withdrawn
- Bob Kern, retired paralegal and perennial candidate ''''
Declined
- Joe Donnelly, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See and former U.S. senator
- Thomas McDermott Jr., mayor of Hammond, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022, and candidate for Indiana's 1st congressional district in 2020
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.Nominee
- Terry Goodin, former Indiana director for USDA Rural Development and former Minority Leader of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 66th district
Eliminated at convention
- Tamie Dixon-Tatum, municipal official and perennial candidate
- Bob Kern, retired paralegal and perennial candidate
- Clif Marsiglio, educator and candidate for mayor of Indianapolis in 2023
Declined
- J. D. Ford, state senator from the 29th district ''''
Libertarian convention
Candidates
Nominee
- Donald Rainwater, software engineer and nominee for governor in 2020
- *Running mate: Tonya Hudson, real estate broker and nominee for in 2020 and 2022
General election
Polling
Suzanne Crouch vs. Jennifer McCormick| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Suzanne | Jennifer | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | August 15–16, 2022 | 663 | ± 3.8% | 39% | 35% | 28% |
Curtis Hill vs. Jennifer McCormick
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Curtis | Jennifer | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | August 15–16, 2022 | 663 | ± 3.8% | 36% | 36% | 28% |
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to DemocraticBy congressional district
Braun won seven of nine congressional districts.| District | Braun | McCormick | Representative |
| 47% | 51% | Frank J. Mrvan | |
| 58% | 37% | Rudy Yakym | |
| 60% | 34% | Jim Banks | |
| 60% | 34% | Marlin Stutzman | |
| 58% | 36% | Jim Baird | |
| 54% | 42% | Victoria Spartz | |
| 60% | 35% | Greg Pence | |
| 60% | 35% | Jefferson Shreve | |
| 27% | 70% | André Carson | |
| 62% | 33% | Larry Bucshon | |
| 62% | 33% | Mark Messmer | |
| 59% | 37% | Erin Houchin |