Is Joe Biden running for president in 2028?
No. Joe Biden is not running in 2028. He stepped aside during the 2024 race and has given no indication of a 2028 campaign. He would be 86 years old at the January 2029 inauguration.
Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, is not running for president in 2028. He withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, and as of mid-2026 he has not signaled any intent to seek another term in 2028.
Biden would be 86 years old at the January 20, 2029 inauguration - he was already the oldest president in U.S. history when he served, entering office at age 78 and leaving at 82. He is tracked as 'passed' in the 2028 field, meaning he has given no indication of running.
Legally, Biden could run again. The 22nd Amendment bars anyone from being elected president more than twice. Biden was elected once - in 2020. Having served only one elected term, nothing in the Constitution prevents him from running again. But eligibility and intent are different: there is no public sign he wants to.
The 2028 Democratic field is led by others - Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among the leading names. Biden is not a factor in that race as of mid-2026.
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The 22nd Amendment limits the president to two elected terms. Ratified in 1951, it bars any person from being elected president more than twice.
To be eligible, a person must be a natural-born U.S. citizen, at least 35 years old, and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.
Nobody knows yet. The 48th president will be whoever wins the November 7, 2028 election and is sworn in on January 20, 2029. Donald Trump is the current (47th) president and is term-limited, so the 48th will be a new person. No major candidate has declared for 2028 as of June 2026.
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