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2024 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections
← 2023 November 5, 2024 2026 →
5 lieutenant governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 25 19
Seats after 25 20
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 6,402,089 6,275,107
Percentage 48.72% 47.75%
Seats up 2 2
Seats won 2 3
  Third party
 
Party Progressive
Seats before 1
Seats after 0
Seat change Decrease 1
Popular vote 165,876
Percentage 1.26%
Seats up 1
Seats won 0
2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

The 2024 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elected the lieutenant governorships in 5 states. The previous lieutenant gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2020, except in Vermont, where lieutenant governors serve two-year terms and elected their lieutenant governor in 2022.

Partisan composition

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Going into these elections, this class of lieutenant governors is made up of 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans, and 1 Vermont Progressive. Vermont Progressives were defending one state won by Joe Biden in 2020 (Vermont), while Republicans and Democrats did not hold any states won by Joe Biden and Donald Trump respectively.

Race summary

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State Lieutenant governor Party First elected Last race Status Candidates[1]
Delaware Bethany Hall-Long Democratic 2016 59.4% D Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Missouri Mike Kehoe Republican 2018[a] 58.4% R Incumbent retired to
run for governor.[2]
Republican hold.
North Carolina Mark Robinson Republican 2020 51.6% R Incumbent retired to
run for governor.[3]
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Rachel Hunt (Democratic) 49.5%
  • ▌Hal Weatherman (Republican) 47.6%
  • ▌Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 1.9%
  • ▌Wayne Jones (Constitution) 1.0%
Vermont David Zuckerman Vermont Progressive 2016
2020 (retired)
2022 		53.9% VP Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Washington Denny Heck Democratic 2020 45.6% D Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Denny Heck (Democratic) 55.7%
  • ▌Dan Matthews (Republican) 44.2%

Closest races

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

  1. Vermont, 1.69%
  2. North Carolina, 1.89%

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

Election predictions

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Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

  • "tossup": no advantage
  • "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
  • "lean": slight advantage
  • "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
  • "safe": near-certain chance of victory
State PVI[4] Incumbent[5] Last
race 		Sabato
July 25,
2024[6] 		Result
Delaware D+7 Bethany Hall-Long
(term-limited) 		58.3% R Safe D Gay
55.2% D
Missouri R+10 Mike Kehoe
(retiring) 		58.4% R Safe R Wasinger
57.4% R
North Carolina R+3 Mark Robinson
(retiring) 		51.6% R Tossup Hunt
49.5% D
(flip)
Vermont D+16 David Zuckerman 53.9% VP Safe D [b] Rodgers
48.8% R
(flip)
Washington D+8 Denny Heck 45.6% D[c] Safe D Heck
55.7% D

Delaware

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Main article: 2024 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election
Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election
← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Kyle Evans Gay Ruth Briggs King
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 272,828 221,256
Percentage 55.22% 44.78%

County results
Gay:      60–70%
King:      50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Bethany Hall-Long
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Kyle Evans Gay
Democratic

Two-term incumbent Republican Bethany Hall-Long was elected in 2020 and was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Democratic state senator Kyle Evans Gay defeated Republican state representative Ruth Briggs King in the general election.

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kyle Evans Gay 40,638 48.2%
Democratic Sherry Dorsey Walker 31,035 36.8%
Democratic Debbie Harrington 12,640 15.0%
Total votes 84,313 100%
Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kyle Evans Gay 272,828 55.22% −3.92%
Republican Ruth Briggs King 221,256 44.78% +3.92%
Total votes 494,084 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

Missouri

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Main article: 2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee David Wasinger Richard Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,671,771 1,121,608
Percentage 57.4% 38.5%
County results
Wasinger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Brown:      50–60%      70–80%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Mike Kehoe
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

David Wasinger
Republican

Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe was elected in 2020 with 51.6% of the vote. He retired to run for governor.

Republican attorney David Wasinger defeated Democratic state representative Richard Brown in the general election.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wasinger 206,875 31.39
Republican Lincoln Hough 199,423 30.26
Republican Holly Thompson Rehder 142,801 21.67
Republican Tim Baker 64,198 9.74
Republican Matthew Porter 28,263 4.28
Republican Paul Berry III 17,540 2.66
Total votes 659,100 100
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Brown 231,970 64.93
Democratic Anastasia Syes 125,283 35.07
Total votes 357,253 100.00
2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wasinger 1,671,771 57.38
Democratic Richard Brown 1,121,608 38.50
Libertarian Ken Iverson 61,731 2.12
Green Dani Elliott 58,260 2.00
Total votes 2,913,370 100.00
Republican hold

North Carolina

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Main article: 2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson was elected in 2020 with 51.6% of the vote. He retired to run for governor. Democratic state senator Rachel Hunt defeated Republican businessman Hal Weatherman in the general election.

North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
← 2020
2028 →
Turnout73.73% Decrease 1.62pp
 
Nominee Rachel Hunt Hal Weatherman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,768,539 2,663,183
Percentage 49.53% 47.64%
County results
Hunt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Weatherman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Mark Robinson
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Rachel Hunt
Democratic

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Weatherman 181,818 19.59%
Republican Jim O'Neill 147,042 15.84%
Republican Deanna Ballard 138,822 14.96%
Republican Seth Woodall 102,492 11.04%
Republican Sam Page 94,810 10.22%
Republican Allen Mashburn 83,550 9.00%
Republican Jeffrey Elmore 79,883 8.61%
Republican Peter Boykin 32,126 3.46%
Republican Rivera Douthit 23,398 2.52%
Republican Ernest T. Reeves 22,760 2.45%
Republican Marlenis Hernandez Novoa 21,404 2.31%
Total votes 928,105 100.00%
Republican primary runoff results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Weatherman 96,600 74.44%
Republican Jim O'Neill 33,448 25.72%
Total votes 130,048 100.00%
Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Hunt 477,196 70.35%
Democratic Ben Clark 111,836 16.49%
Democratic Mark H. Robinson 89,247 13.16%
Total votes 678,279 100.00%
2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rachel Hunt 2,768,539 49.53% +1.16%
Republican Hal Weatherman 2,663,183 47.64% –3.99%
Libertarian Shannon Bray 104,192 1.86% N/A
Constitution Wayne Jones 53,938 0.96% N/A
Total votes 5,589,852 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

Vermont

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Main article: 2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman was elected in 2022 with 53.9% of the vote. He lost re-election to former state senator John Rodgers.

Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
← 2022 January 9, 2025 (contingent election) 2026 →
 
Nominee John Rodgers David Zuckerman
Party Republican Progressive
Alliance Democratic
Electoral vote 158[12] 18
Popular vote 171,854 165,876
Percentage 48.76% 47.07%
Rodgers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Zuckerman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%      No votes
Lieutenant Governor before election

David Zuckerman
Progressive

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John Rodgers
Republican

Progressive primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Zoraya Hightower 257 62.08%
Progressive Undervotes[d] 72 17.39%
Democratic David Zuckerman (write-in) 55 13.29%
Write-in 29 7.01%
Progressive Overvotes 1 0.24%
Total votes 414 100.00%
Democratic primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Zuckerman (incumbent) 28,729 55.28%
Democratic Thomas Renner 18,838 36.25%
Democratic Undervotes[d] 3,760 7.24%
Write-in 603 1.16%
Democratic Overvotes 39 0.08%
Total votes 51,969 100.00%
Republican primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rodgers 13,840 55.39%
Republican Gregory Thayer 8,619 34.50%
Republican Undervotes[d] 2,257 9.03%
Write-in 234 0.94%
Republican Overvotes 35 0.14%
Total votes 24,985 100.00%
2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rodgers 171,854 48.76%
Progressive/Democratic David Zuckerman (incumbent) 165,876 47.07%
Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party Ian Diamondstone 13,671 3.88%
Write-in 1,013 0.29%
Total votes 352,414 100.00%
Republican gain from Progressive

Washington

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Main article: 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck was elected in 2020 with 45.6% of the vote against a fellow Democrat. He successfully ran for re-election defeating Republican nominee Dan Matthews.

Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Denny Heck Dan Matthews
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,112,132 1,674,025
Percentage 55.72% 44.16%
County results
Heck:      50–60%     70–80%
Matthews:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Denny Heck
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Denny Heck
Democratic

Blanket primary election results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denny Heck (incumbent) 927,395 48.62%
Republican Dan Matthews 438,537 22.99%
Republican Bob Hagglund 319,071 16.73%
Democratic David Griffin 169,759 8.90%
Liberal Republican[e] Patrick Harman 50,330 2.64%
Write-in 2,538 0.13%
Total votes 1,907,630 100.00%
2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Denny Heck (incumbent) 2,112,132 55.72% +10.11%
Republican Dan Matthews 1,674,025 44.16% N/A
Write-in 4,376 0.12% –20.76%
Total votes 3,790,533 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Kehoe took office after his predecessor (Mike Parson) resigned to become governor.
  2. ^ Rated as "Safe D" as Zuckerman won the Democratic primary despite his Vermont Progressive Party affiliation.
  3. ^ Democrat Denny Heck won with 45.6% of the vote in 2020, against a fellow Democrat.
  4. ^ a b c Blank ballots
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference party was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

References

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  1. ^ "Governor Elections 2024 Live Results". www.nbcnews.com. January 9, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  2. ^ Hancock, Jason (March 22, 2021). "Mike Kehoe passes on 2022 Senate run to focus on 2024 Missouri governor's race". Missouri Independent. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Mikkelsen, Emily; Stamps, Brayden (April 22, 2023). "Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announces run for governor at cloudy Ace Speedway rally". Fox 8. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI℠: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Parentheses around an incumbent's name indicates that the incumbent is not running for re-election.
  6. ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "2024's Races for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor: An Update". University of Virginia Center for Politics.
  7. ^ "2024 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ^ General Election, November 05, 2024, Official Results, Missouri Secretary of State, December 23, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "03/05/2024 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "05/14/2024 OFFICIAL 2NDPRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". NCSBE. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ Duffort, Lola. "Lawmakers elect Republican John Rodgers as lieutenant governor". Vermontpublic.org. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c Secretary of State of Vermont (August 13, 2024). "Lieutenant Governor". electionresults.vermont.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 General Election Canvass Report" (PDF). VT SOS. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Certification of Results" (PDF). Washington Secretary of State.
  16. ^ "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
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