2024 United States Election Results
President
Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election and has received 295 electoral college votes to date. There is still 17 electoral college votes not yet assigned. The Trump campaign had major success in several of the key swing states such as Florida, Gorgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Governors
11 states voted for new governors, but the party control in each state remained the same.
- Incumbents that won re-election:
- Montana – Governor Greg Gianforte (R)
- Utah – Governor Spencer Cox (R)
- Vermont – Governor Phil Scott (R)
- New Governors
- Delaware – Governor Matt Meyer (D)
- Took seat of John Carney (D) – who was term-limited
- Indiana – Governor Mike Braun (R)
- Took seat of Eric Holcomb (R) - who was term-limited
- Missouri – Governor Mike Kehoe (R)
- Took seat of Mike Parson (R) - who was term-limited
- New Hampshire – Governor Kelly Ayotte (R)
- Took seat of Chris Sununu (R) – who chose not to re-run
- North Carolina – Governor Josh Stein (D)
- Took seat of Roy Cooper (D) – who was term-limited
- North Dakota – Governor Kelly Armstrong (R)
- Took seat from Doug Burgum (R) - who was term-limited
- Washington - Governor Bob Ferguson (D)
- Took the seat from Jay Inslee (D) who decided to not seek re-election after serving three terms
- West Virgina – Governor Patrick Morrisey (R)
- Took seat of Jim Justice (R) - who was term-limited
Senate
The United States Senate shifted leadership, with the Republicans now in control after securing 52 seats, with 3 seats still not called. The Democrats lost several key Senate seats, enabling the Republicans to gain the majority:
- Ohio: Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown lost his re-election bid to Republican Bernie Moreno.
- West Virginia: The seat previously held by Democrat-turned-Independent Joe Manchin was won by Republican Jim Justice.
- Montana: Democratic Senator Jon Tester lost to Republican Tim Sheehy.
House
As of now, the control of the House of Representatives is still undecided as 34 seats have yet to be called. Republicans currently hold a narrow majority with 207 seats, while democrats have 194 seats while 218 seats are needed to claim majority. Check out House Congressional election results live here.
National – • S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2025. According to CMS, these changes are designed to enhance primary care, broaden access to preventive services, and improve whole-person care, including behavioral health, oral health, and caregiver training. Key updates include a 2.8% reduction in the conversion factor, new payments for caregiver training services, and the extension of regulatory waivers for telehealth services through 2025. To learn more, check out this fact sheet here.
- The U.S. Department of Labor recently reported in a press release a decrease in worker fatalities in areas where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has concentrated its enforcement efforts. According to the press release, OSHA investigated 826 worker fatalities in FY24, marking an 11% decrease from the 928 deaths reported the previous year. Excluding COVID-related fatalities, this represents the lowest number of worker deaths that OSHA has been required to investigate since FY 2017.
- The NCCI unveiled a new report, Adverse Weather and Workers’ Compensation Claims. This report leverages its workers’ compensation claims data to explore the relationship between injury frequency and weather. This analysis dives into the effects of heat, cold, overall temperature trends, historical patterns, and the impact of COVID-19.
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