2024 United States Elections (Wolfman's World)

The 2024 United States Elections took place on November 5, 2024. Up for election were the 33 Class I United States Senate seats and all 435 members of the United States House of Representatives, as well as a Senate Special Election in North Carolina. Also included was the race to pick the 47th President of the United States.
== Presidential Election ==
=== Democratic Primary ===
Throughout his term, President Joe Biden had stated that he would seek a second term in office, despite being 78 when he was sworn in. But in November 2023, President Biden announced that due to advice from doctor's he would not seek a second term in the White House. 1 month later, Vice President Kamala Harris announced her candidacy. She faced minimal opposition and was easily nominated at the 2024 DNC in Chicago. She chose Andy Beshear, the Governor of Kentucky, as her running mate.
==== Candidates ====
Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Photo.png|Vice President (2021-2025) Kamala Harris of California
Pete Buttigieg official photo.jpg|Transportation Secretary (2021-2025) Pete Buttigieg of Indiana
RichardOjeda.jpg|Former State Senator (2016-2019) Richard Ojeda of West Virginia
==== Nominees ====
Democratic Party, 2024 	Democratic Party, 2024
President 	Vice President
Kamala Harris 	Andy Beshear
 	
Vice President
of the United States
(2021-2025)	Governor of Kentucky
(2019-2025)
"Forward, All Together"	"Forward, All Together"
=== Republican Primary ===
The Biden Administration had been kind to republicans, giving them talking points that they thought could stop a second term of democratic rule. Donald Trump, the former President who Biden had defeated in 2020, would have run, but he was tied up in tax trouble and sexual assault allegations in NY. He did still wield a lot of power within the party, and although several pro-Trump candidates ran, he endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. With the anti-Trump republicans unable to unite around a candidate, DeSantis was awarded the nomination at the RNC in Miami. He chose Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Senator, as his running mate.
==== Candidates ====
Mike Pompeo official photo.jpg|Governor (2023-2031) Mike Pompeo of Kansas
Ted Cruz official 116th portrait (cropped).jpg|Senator (2013-2025) Raphael Cruz of Texas
1200px-Larry Hogan 2020.jpg|Former Governor (2015-2023) Larry Hogan of Maryland
Gov Ron DeSantis Portrait (cropped).jpg|Governor (2019-2027) Ron Desantis of Florida
Chris-Christie.jpg|Former Governor (2010-2018) Chris Christie of New Jersey
Kanye West.jpg|Rapper Kanye West of Illinois
Mike Pence official Vice Presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|Former Vice President (2017-2021) Mike Pence of Indiana
Gov kristi noem (1).jpg|Governor (2019-2027) Kristi Noem of South Dakota
File:AsaHutchinson.JPG|Former Govenor (2015-2023) Asa Hatchinson of Arkansas
File:Josh Hawley.png|Senator (2019-2025) Josh Hawley of Missouri
==== Nominees ====
Republican Party, 2024	Republican Party, 2024
President 	Vice President
Ron DeSantis 	Tom Cotton
 	
Governor of Florida
(2019-2027)	Senator from Arkansas
(2015-2051)
"No More Nonsense!" 	"No More Nonsense!"
=== General Election ===
The campaign was bitterly fought. Kamala Harris mainly campaigned on Biden's success, saying that if Trump had been re-elected, the pandemic would have gone on for longer. She cited the quick return to normal life under Biden, and also praised his large infrastructure package, which had been passed through budget reconciliation in late 2021. She also praised the American Families Act, portions of which had already passed. Harris attacked DeSantis, claiming that he was just a Trump lackey. DeSantis campaigned on his handling of the pandemic in Florida, saying that Biden had made too many missteps. And as all Republican candidates do, he tried to brand Harris and Beshear as far-left socialists. DeSantis was considered to have had the better showing in the first debate, but Harris rebounded in the second and third debates. Both Beshear and Cotton performed well in the Vice-Presidential debate. Going into Election Day, the race was deadlocked. Eventually, Harris and Beshear triumphed, winning all the states that Biden and Harris had won in 2020, and also flipped North Carolina, putting their total to 319 electoral votes. DeSantis and Cotton recieved 219 electoral votes. Harris also won the popular vote by over 5 points. Kamala Harris was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America on January 20th, 2025. She was the first female and first Asian-American President. Andy Beshear became the 50th Vice President.
== Senate Elections ==
The 2024 United States Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections, the winners of which would serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2031. Senators are divided into three groups, or classes, whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class I senators were last elected in 2018, and were up for election again in 2024. Of the Class I Senators up for re-election, 21 were members of the Democratic Party, 10 were Republicans, and 2 were Independents. Democrats had expanded their lead in 2022, and would hold it in place once again. President Joe Biden had remained popular in the second half of his term, and this benefited Democratic candidates nationwide. This cycle also saw the retirement of both incumbent Independent Senators. Angus King was replaced by a Democrat, and Bernie Sanders was replaced by a Progressive who caucused with them. However, newly elected Senator Tulsi Gabbard (I-HI) registered as an independent while caucusing with Democrats.
=== Special Election: ===
State 	Reason for Election 	Winner
North Carolina	Resignation of Ted Budd under investigation for bribery	Roy Cooper (D)
=== Incumbents Retired in Safe States: ===
State 	Retiring Incumbent 	Replaced By
California 	Dianne Feinstein (D) 	Katie Porter (D)
Delaware 	Thomas Carper (D) 	Lisa Rochester (D)
Florida (Was not competitive in this cycle)	Rick Scott (R) 	Pam Bondi (R)
Hawaii 	Mazie Hirono (D) 	Tulsi Gabbard (I)
Maine 	Angus King (I) 	Jared Golden (D)
Maryland 	Ben Cardin (D) 	Martin O'Malley (D)
Mississippi 	Roger Wicker (R) 	Tate Reeves (R)
Nebraska 	Deb Fischer (R) 	Pete Ricketts (R)
Tennessee 	Marsha Blackburn (R) 	Bill Lee (R)
Utah 	Mitt Romney (R) 	Mike Kennedy (R)
Vermont 	Bernie Sanders (I) 	David Zuckerman (P)
West Virginia 	Joseph Manchin III (D)	Alex Mooney (R)
=== Close Races in which the Incumbent Retired: ===
State & Race Summary	Incumbent 	Winner, Loser, and Margin of Victory	 	 	
Michigan 	Michigan was one of the main races expected to be close. Debbie Stabenow was expected to retire, and it was up in the air who would replace her. Gretchen Whitmer, the incumbent Governor, defeated Bill Schuette, the former Attorney General whom she defeated in 2018. Whitmer outperformed Harris by about 3 points. Andy Levin replaced Whitmer as Governor in the special election that followed.	
Debbie Stabenow (D) 	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	Defeated Bill Schuette	8.1%
Ohio 	Many people thought that this race would be close, but very few expected it to stay in Democratic hands. A flip was all but certain when Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown announced that he would not run. Josh Mandel, who had lost to Brown in 2018, defeated Emilia Sykes, the Democratic leader in the Ohio House. 	Sherrod Brown (D) 	Josh Mandel (R) 	Defeated Emilia Sykes 	7.5%
=== Close Races Featuring an Incumbent: ===
State & Race Summary	Winner 	Defeated, Margin of Victory 	 	
Arizona 	During her first term, Kyrsten Sinema had built a reputation as a moderate who jumped at the chance for bipartisanship. She defeated Mark Brnovich, the former state AG and 2022 nominee.. This race was infamous for the amount of negative campaigning. 	Kyrsten Sinema (D) INCUMBENT	Mark Brnovich (R) 	7.7%
Missouri 	Although usually a safe red state, the Democrats had flipped a Senate seat here in the midterms. The incumbent, one-term Senator Josh Hawley, had grown a history of controversial pro-Trump statements. Jason Kander, who had narrowly lost the 2016 race to Roy Blunt, was able to flip the seat.	Jason Kander (D) 	Josh Hawley (R) INCUMBENT 	2.1%
Montana 	This was seen as a very likely pickup for republicans. Jon Tester had served since 2012, but finally met his end, losing to former Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. 	Corey Stapleton (R) 	Jon Tester (D) INCUMBENT 	8.3%
Nevada 	Although many expected Jacky Rosen to retire, she announced that she would run for re-election. The race was then expected to be uncompetitive. Rosen defeated Brian Sandoval, the Former Governor, rather easily. 	Jacky Rosen (D) INCUMBENT 	Brian Sandoval (R) 	7.0%
Pennsylvania 	Although Pennsylvania was considered a swing state, Bob Casey Jr's seat had never been very competitive. He won re-election against Former Congressman Guy Reschenthaler, who had lost the 2022 Governor race to Josh Shapiro. 	Bob Casey Jr. (D) INCUMBENT 	Guy Reschenthaler (R) 	9.7%
Texas 	After 12 years of extreme Trump-loyalty and conspiracy promoting, the people of Texas had made up their minds. Raphael "Ted" Cruz needed to go. Beto O'Rourke, who had narrowly lost to Cruz in 2018, was elected as the first Democratic Senator from Texas in 40 years. 	Beto O'Rourke (D) 	Raphael Cruz (R) INCUMBENT	5.3%
Wisconsin 	Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay Senator, had said publicly that she was considering retirement. But when she ran anyway, the race wasn't expected to be a flip. She defeated Congressman Mike Gallagher, underperforming Harris. 	Tammy Baldwin (D) INCUMBENT 	Mike Gallagher (R) 	5.6%
=== Incumbent Safely Re-elected: ===
State 	Re-Elected Incumbent
Connecticut 	Chris Murphy (D)
Indiana 	Mike Braun (R)
Massachusetts	Elizabeth Warren (D)
Minnesota 	Amy Klobuchar (D)
New Jersey 	Bob Menendez (D)
New Mexico 	Martin Heinrich (D)
New York 	Kristen Gillibrand (D)
North Dakota 	Kevin Cramer (R)
Rhode Island 	Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
Virginia 	Tim Kaine (D)
Washington 	Maria Cantwell (D)
Wyoming 	John Barrasso (R)
== House Elections ==
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022, with all of the 435 seats in the chamber being contested in regular elections, the winners of which would serve two-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. The Democrats were able to flip the House back, with help from President Harris in key states. This gave Democrats complete control of government. President Harris's large victory in the popular vote was crucial in defeating the advantage that Republicans had gained following the 2020 round of redistricting. Following this election, Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) made history as the first black Speaker of the House.
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