Which states have switched from Democratic to Republican governors since the 2024 election?

1. The short answer — no state flipped from Democratic to Republican in the 2024 governor races

Official trackers and post-election summaries state that “all 11 gubernatorial offices on the ballot in 2024 were won by either the incumbent, or a candidate from the same party as the incumbent,” meaning no governorships switched from Democrat to Republican as a result of the 2024 elections ^[1]. Ballotpedia’s partisan composition page likewise reports the post‑2024 tally as 27 Republican and 23 Democratic governors — unchanged from immediately before the election ^[2].

2. Why you may have expected flips — context on turnout, seats up, and “crossover” trends

Eleven states held governor elections in 2024; eight were defending Republican governors and three were defending Democratic governors, a slate that made large net shifts less likely in theory ^{[3] [4]}. Political analysts had noted in prior cycles that governorships have been increasingly aligned with presidential outcomes — reducing the number of so‑called “crossover” governorships — which also can make large party swings less frequent ^[6].

3. What Ballotpedia says about other state executive changes (and why that matters)

While governors did not change party in 2024, Ballotpedia records that 20 state executive offices overall changed partisan control in 2024 (including lieutenant governors, attorneys general, secretaries of state), and that of the 18 offices changing via direct election, ten flipped from Democrat to Republican while seven flipped from Republican to Democrat ^{[3] [1]}. That nuance shows gubernatorial stability can mask turnover elsewhere in state executive branches ^[1].

4. How major outlets reflected the governor results on election night

National election interactive maps and reporting from outlets covering full 2024 returns flagged “flip” indicators for races that changed party control; their gubernatorial maps for 2024 showed no Democratic→Republican flips among the 11 state contests and noted the same partisan mix of seats on the ballot (eight R, three D) ^{[4] [5]}. Those maps align with Ballotpedia’s conclusion of no net gubernatorial change ^[1].

5. Limits in the available reporting and things not covered by these sources

Available sources do not mention any post‑election party switches by incumbent governors (i.e., a governor elected as a Democrat later registering Republican) in the immediate aftermath of the 2024 election cycle; if such switches occurred later, they are not documented in the materials provided (not found in current reporting). Likewise, these sources focus on the net partisan tally and the 11 races; they do not provide a state‑by‑state vote total table in the snippets here — readers seeking the granular county‑level or narrow‑margin analysis will need the detailed state returns or individual state election reports beyond the excerpts provided ^{[1] [2]}.

6. Broader takeaways for readers tracking state power shifts

Even in cycles where governors’ partisan control appears stable, other offices and legislatures can change hands — Ballotpedia shows 20 state executive offices changed party control in 2024 and other reporting documented legislative gains and losses in several states ^{[3] [7]}. For observers measuring state power, that means focusing solely on governorships can understate partisan movement at the state level ^{[3] [7]}.

Sources cited: Ballotpedia’s 2024 gubernatorial and state‑executive coverage and partisan composition analysis ^{[3] [1] [2]}, and contemporaneous election map/reporting from national outlets ^{[4] [5]}.