2024 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next governor of Indiana, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Eric Holcomb is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. Primary elections took place on May 7, 2024.

Nominee

 * Mike Braun, U.S. Senator (2019–present)

Eliminated in primary

 * Brad Chambers, former Indiana Secretary of Commerce
 * Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (2017–present) and former Indiana State Auditor (2014–2017)
 * Eric Doden, former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation
 * Curtis Hill, former Indiana Attorney General (2017–2021) and candidate for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 special election
 * Jamie Reitenour, businesswoman

Declined

 * Mitch Daniels, former governor (2005–2013), former President of Purdue University (2013–2022), and former Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2001–2003)
 * Todd Rokita, Indiana Attorney General (2021–present), former U.S. Representative from IN's 4th congressional district (2011–2019), former Indiana Secretary of State (2002–2010), and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (running for re-election)

Results
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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's 5th congressional district in 2020

Eliminated at convention

 * Julie McGuire, state representative from the 93rd district (2022–present)

Declared

 * Jennifer McCormick, former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction (2017–2021)

Disqualified

 * Tamie Dixon-Tatum, municipal official and perennial candidate (ran for lieutenant governor)

Withdrawn

 * Bob Kern, retired paralegal and perennial candidate (ran for lieutenant governor)

Declined

 * Joe Donnelly, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (2022–present) and former U.S. Senator (2013–2019)
 * 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 will nominate 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 (2017–2018) from the 66th district (2000–2020)

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 (2018–present) (endorsed Goodin)

Nominee

 * Donald Rainwater, software engineer and nominee for governor in 2020
 * Running mate: Tonya Hudson, real estate broker and nominee for IN's 9th congressional district in 2020 and 2022

Polling

 * Suzanne Crouch vs. Jennifer McCormick


 * Curtis Hill vs. Jennifer McCormick