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The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures will take place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. [a] The Republican Party's ticket—Donald Trump, who was the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and JD Vance, the junior U.S. senator from Ohio—defeated the Democratic Party's ticket—Kamala Harris, the incumbent vice president, and Tim Walz, the 41st governor of Minnesota.
In the 2024 United States presidential election, different laws and procedures govern whether or not a candidate or political party is entitled to appear on voters' ballots. [1] Under Article 2 , Section 1 of the United States Constitution , laws about election procedure are established and enforced by the states . [ 2 ]
The 2024 election cycle had been marked by widespread doxxing, swatting, and threats against several politicians and activists, with a particular series of incidents starting in December 2023. [157] [158] [159] On November 4, 2024, a white supremacist was arrested for plotting an attack on an electrical substation in Nashville, Tennessee. [160]
The Free & Equal Elections Foundation hosted a multiparty debate on February 29, 2024, in New York City, New York moderated by Caitlin Sinclair, Jason Palmer and Christina Tobin. Socialism and Liberation nominee Claudia De la Cruz, Libertarian candidates Chase Oliver and Lars Mapstead, and Green candidates Jill Stein and Jasmine Sherman attended.
Cities in the top 100 with mayoral elections. Click on the city names to go to that city's election page. The 2024 United States local elections were held throughout the year to elect officers of municipal and county governments.
2024 Budapest mayoral election; 2024 Budapest Assembly election Iceland. 2024 Icelandic presidential election, 1 June; 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, 30 November Ireland. 2024 Irish local elections, 7 June; 2024 Irish general election, 29 November Italy. 2024 Italian local elections, 8–9 June (first round) & 23–25 June (second round)
The 2024 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5, 2024, for 85 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states , approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election.