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Updated October 16, 2024

An election rematch occurs when the same candidates run against each other in consecutive election cycles. In the 2024 general election, 536 elections in Ballotpedia's coverage scope were rematches for single-seat offices between the same candidates who ran in 2022. Additionally, 69 elections in 2024 were rematches for single-seat offices between the same candidates who ran in 2020.

The 2024 rematches from 2022 and 2020, 605 races in total, included:

• 75 races for the U.S. House.
• 3 state executive races.
• 476 state legislative races.
• 51 local races in our coverage scope.

Of the general elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope that happened on Nov. 5, 2024, about 6% of those elections were rematches.

One hundred thirty-two of the 2022 to 2024 rematches (about 25%) were decided by a margin of 10 percentage points or fewer in 2022. Forty-two of the 2020 to 2024 rematches (about 61%) were decided by a margin of 10 percentage points or fewer in 2020.

This article only includes congressional rematches if they are between major party candidates. Congressional and state legislative districts were redrawn in many states after the 2020 census. This article includes rematch elections if two candidates ran against each other for the same congressional or state legislative office, even if the number of the district changed. For 2020 to 2024 rematches, this article only includes offices with four-year term lengths.

Click here to view our coverage of rematch elections in 2022.