United States Congress elections, 2024
A total of 468 seats in the U.S. Congress (33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for regular election on November 5, 2024. One[1] Senate seat is also up for a special election.
Ahead of the elections, Republicans hold a majority in the U.S. House, while Democrats and independents who caucus with Democrats hold a majority in the U.S. Senate.
This page provides an overview of the 2024 elections for the U.S Congress. In the sections below, you will find:
- The current and historical partisan balance of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House
- Information on 2024 Senate elections, including:
- A map and list of U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2024
- Ratings by outside election forecasters for U.S. Senate races
- A list of Senate seats that changed party hands the last time they were up for election
- Information on 2024 House elections, including:
- A list of Senate and House incumbents not seeking re-election in 2024
- Congressional approval ratings
- A list of important dates and deadlines for the 2024 election cycle
Partisan breakdown
U.S. Senate
| Partisan composition, U.S. Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| 118th Congress | ||
| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 48 | |
| Republican | 49 | |
| Independent | 3[2] | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | |
U.S. House
| Partisan composition, U.S. House | ||
|---|---|---|
| 118th Congress | ||
| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 213 | |
| Republican | 220 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 435 | |
Historical party control
The charts below show historical partisan breakdown information for each chamber.
U.S. Senate
- See also: United States Senate elections, 2024
- See also: United States Senate elections, 2022
There are 33 U.S. Senate seats up for regular election in 2024—10 seats held by Republicans, 20 held by Democrats, and three held by independents who caucus with Democrats. [3]
Two special elections are also scheduled for November 5, 2024. One special election will be held to fill the last two years of the six-year term that Ben Sasse (R) was elected to in 2020.[4][5][6] The other special election is to fill the rest of the six-year term that Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was elected to in 2018. Feinstein died on Sept. 29. 2023. The Senate seat Feinstein held is also up for regular election on November 5, 2024.[7]
The map and table below shows what seats are up for election and the current incumbent in each race.
Table last updated: October 10, 2023
Outside race ratings - Senate
The following table compares U.S. Senate race ratings from The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections as of January 2024.
Seats that changed party hands in 2018
- See also: United States Senate elections, 2018
In 2018—the last time these 33 seats were up for election—six seats changed party hands. Republicans picked up four seats and Democrats picked up two seats.
| Senate seats that changed party hands, 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Pre-election incumbent | 2018 winner | Margin of victory (percentage points) | |||
| Arizona |  Jeff Flake |
 Kyrsten Sinema |
2.4 | |||
| Florida | Bill Nelson |
Rick Scott |
0.2 | |||
| Indiana | Joe Donnelly |
Mike Braun |
5.9 | |||
| Missouri | Claire McCaskill |
Josh Hawley |
5.8 | |||
| North Dakota | Heidi Heitkamp |
Kevin Cramer |
10.8 | |||
| Nevada | Dean Heller |
Jacky Rosen |
5 | |||
U.S. House
All 435 U.S. House seats will be up for election.
Outside race ratings - House
The following table compares U.S. House race ratings from The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections as of January 2024.
Incumbents not seeking re-election
U.S. Senate
Seven United States Senators are not seeking re-election to their U.S. Senate seats (not including those who left office early):
- 5 Democrats
- 2 Republicans
Incumbents retiring from public office
- 5 Democrats
- 1 Republican
| Retiring from public office, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
| Joe Manchin | Democrat |
West Virginia | November 9, 2023[8] | |||
| Laphonza Butler | Democrat |
California | October 19, 2023[9][10] | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | Democrat |
Michigan | January 5, 2023[11] | |||
| Ben Cardin | Democrat |
Maryland | May 1, 2023[12] | |||
| Tom Carper | Democrat |
Delaware | May 22, 2023[13] | |||
| Mitt Romney | Republican |
Utah | September 13, 2023[14] | |||
Incumbents seeking other offices
- 1 Republican
| Running for governor, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
| Mike Braun | Republican |
Indiana | November 30, 2022[15] | |||
U.S. House
Thirty-four members of the U.S. House are not seeking re-election to their seats (not including those who left office early):
- 22 Democrats
- 12 Republicans
Incumbents retiring from public office
- 10 Democratic members of the U.S. House
- 8 Republican members of the U.S. House
Incumbents seeking other offices
Incumbents running for the U.S. Senate
- 9 Democratic members of the U.S. House
- 3 Republican members of the U.S. House
U.S. House members running for governor
- 1 Democratic member of the U.S. House
| Running for another office, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
| Abigail Spanberger | Democrat |
Virginia's 7th Congressional District | November 13, 2023[48] | |||
U.S. House members seeking another office
- 2 Democratic member of the U.S. House
- 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
| Running for another office, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
| Dean Phillips | Democrat |
Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District | November 24, 2023[49] | |||
| Jeff Jackson | Democrat |
North Carolina's 14th Congressional District | October 26, 2023[50] | |||
| Dan Bishop | Republican |
North Carolina's 8th Congressional District | August 3, 2023[51] | |||
Congressional approval ratings
Results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. EST and aggregated from the most recent polls from the sources listed in the methodology section below. Think we're missing something? Email us.
The congressional approval rating indicates public satisfaction in the job performance of the members of the United States Congress. It is the percentage of people polled who responded favorably toward the work of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Important dates and deadlines
This section will provide important dates throughout the 2024 congressional election cycle, including filing deadlines, primaries, and campaign finance reporting deadlines, when available.
See also
- United States Senate elections, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- United States Congress elections, 2022
- United States Congress
- United States Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- 118th United States Congress
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ This number does not include the special election for a Senate seat in California, as that seat is also up for regular election.
- ↑ Two Independents caucus with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counts toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
- ↑ The map below also includes the seat held by Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.). That seat is up for special election in 2024.
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Sen. Ben Sasse chosen as 13th UF president in unanimous vote of trustees," November 1, 2022
- ↑ Fox 42, "Sen. Ben Sasse has been confirmed as President of the University of Florida," November 9, 2022
- ↑ Siouxland News, "Nebraska's Ben Sasse resigning from US Senate," December 5, 2022
- ↑ Associated Press, "Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90," Sept. 29, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Manchin won’t seek reelection in West Virginia," November 9, 2023
- ↑ Laphonza Butler, "Sen. Laphonza Butler not running in 2024 after filling Dianne Feinstein's seat," October 19, 2023
- ↑ Butler was appointed to her Senate seat on Oct. 1, 2023, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D). Feinstein had previously announced her retirement from public office.
- ↑ Debbie Stabenow, "Senator Stabenow Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024," January 5, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Cardin not running for reelection," May 1, 2023
- ↑ Washington Post, "Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state," May 22, 2023
- ↑ Washington Post, "Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the Senate," September 13, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Braun to run for Indiana governor, opening Senate seat in 2024," November 30, 2022
- ↑ Nickel said he would explore a campaign for U.S. Senate in 2026
- ↑ X, "Rep. Wiley Nickel - My Statement," December 14, 2023
- ↑ X, "Congressman Drew Ferguson" December 14, 2023
- ↑ On Dec. 7, Manning announced that she would not file for re-election in the newly redrawn 6th district, whose boundaries will be in effect for the 2024 general election. Manning said she would run for re-election under different district boundaries.
- ↑ X, "Congresswoman Kathy Manning," December 7, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Patrick McHenry" December 5, 2023
- ↑ Roll Call, "Eshoo, longtime Silicon Valley lawmaker, announces plans to retire," November 21, 2023
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Tony Cárdenas won’t seek reelection in 2024, setting up race for San Fernando Valley seat," November 16, 2023
- ↑ MLive, "Kildee won’t seek re-election to Congress, says cancer gave him new perspective," November 16, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP Rep. Burgess won’t seek reelection, leaving third Dallas-area seat open" November 9, 2023
- ↑ Roll Call, "Rep. Brad Wenstrup to retire," November 9, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Derek Kilmer announced Thursday he would not seek reelection to his House seat in Washington state.," November 9, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Longtime Texas Rep. Kay Granger won’t seek reelection," November 1, 2023
- ↑ The New York Times, "G.O.P.’s Buck Won’t Seek Re-Election, Citing His Party’s Election Denialism," November 1, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer says he won’t run for another term," October 31, 2023
- ↑ Maryland Matters, "Sarbanes won’t seek reelection in 2024," October 26, 2023
- ↑ X, "A statement from Congresswoman Debbie Lesko," October 17, 2023
- ↑ X, "Jennifer Wexton - An update on my health and my plans for serving #VA10 in Congress." September 18, 2023
- ↑ CNN, "Grace Napolitano, longtime California congresswoman, announces her retirement" July 8, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Victoria Spartz passes on Senate run, to retire from Congress at end of term," February 3, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Rep. John Curtis jumps into Senate race to replace Romney," January 2, 2023
- ↑ NBC, "Andy Kim to run for Senate against indicted NJ Sen. Bob Menendez" September 23, 2023
- ↑ New York Times, "Delaware’s Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite" June 21, 2023
- ↑ New York Times, "Wealthy Democratic Congressman Enters Maryland Senate Race" May 4, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Colin Allred, May 3, 2023" May 3, 2023
- ↑ CNN, "Rep. Elissa Slotkin entering race to succeed retiring Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow," February 27, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Barbara Lee," February 21, 2023
- ↑ Axios, "Anti-Trump stalwart Rep. Adam Schiff enters California Senate race," January 26, 2023
- ↑ The New York Times, "Democrat in Arizona Will Seek Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate Seat," January 23, 2023
- ↑ CNN, "GOP Rep. Jim Banks announces Indiana US Senate campaign," January 17, 2023
- ↑ PBS News House, "Rep. Katie Porter to run for Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024," January 10, 2023
- ↑ MetroNews, "Mooney announces for Senate, revving up race to take on Manchin" December 13, 2022
- ↑ AP, "Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House," November 13, 2023
- ↑ X, "INBOX: REP. DEAN PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES HE WON’T SEEK RE-ELECTION TO CONGRESS," November 24, 2023
- ↑ X, "Rep. Jeff Jackson," October 26, 2023
- ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Republican Rep. Dan Bishop announces plans to run for attorney general in NC," January 17, 2023
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