# Who's Running 2028 - 2028 U.S. Presidential Candidate Tracker

> Who is running for president in 2028? A clear, regularly updated, non-partisan tracker of the candidates and likely contenders for the 2028 United States presidential election, sorted by how real each candidacy is - declared, likely, possible, or ineligible - with prediction-market odds and key dates. Last updated July 14, 2026.

Canonical site: https://2028tracker.com

## Key facts (as of July 14, 2026)
- Election Day is Tuesday, November 7, 2028; the winner is inaugurated on January 20, 2029.
- A candidate needs 270 of 538 electoral votes to win.
- As of July 14, 2026, no major-party candidate has formally declared a 2028 campaign; 43 contenders are tracked.
- Donald Trump cannot be elected president in 2028: the 22nd Amendment bars anyone elected president twice from being elected again, and he was elected in 2016 and 2024.
- Early Republican favorites: JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis.
- Most-discussed Democrats: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg.

## Main pages
- [Who is running for president in 2028? (home / live tracker)](https://2028tracker.com/): the full field sorted by how real each candidacy is, plus odds and key dates.
- [2028 presidential candidates by party](https://2028tracker.com/candidates): every tracked candidate, grouped Democratic and Republican.
- [Everything they said about 2028](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028): dated logs of posts, videos, interviews, and speeches for each politician, source-linked.
- [Can Trump run for president in 2028?](https://2028tracker.com/can-trump-run-2028): the 22nd Amendment, the vice-president question, and who the rule does and does not affect.
- [Will Trump run in 2028? (third-term archive)](https://2028tracker.com/will-trump-run-2028): every Truth Social post and video about a third term, by date.
- [When is the 2028 election?](https://2028tracker.com/when-is-the-2028-election): Tuesday, November 7, 2028; inauguration January 20, 2029; countdown and key dates.
- [How to register to vote](https://2028tracker.com/faq/how-to-register-to-vote): state-by-state registration finder and deadlines for 2028.
- [2028 swing states](https://2028tracker.com/swing-states-2028): the seven battlegrounds and whether Hawaii is a swing state (no).
- [2028 electoral map](https://2028tracker.com/electoral-map-2028): 538 electoral votes, 270 to win.
- [2028 prediction-market odds](https://2028tracker.com/odds): live Polymarket-style odds board.
- [2028 polls](https://2028tracker.com/polls): dated Democratic and Republican primary surveys by pollster.
- [2028 head-to-head matchups](https://2028tracker.com/matchups): Vance vs Newsom and dozens more comparisons.
- [Path to 270](https://2028tracker.com/path-to-270): electoral path calculator.
- [Primary calendar](https://2028tracker.com/primary-calendar): 2028 primary and caucus calendar.
- [2028 debates](https://2028tracker.com/debates-2028): presidential debate timing and format notes.
- [2028 conventions](https://2028tracker.com/conventions-2028): party convention dates and context.
- [Vice president 2028](https://2028tracker.com/vice-president-2028): VP pick speculation tracker.
- [Can AOC run in 2028?](https://2028tracker.com/can-aoc-run-2028): age and eligibility.
- [The 2028 Canon: best deep reads on the 2028 election](https://2028tracker.com/reads): a curated, link-verified, ranked reading list of the best 1,000 essays on the 2028 race - narrowed to the best 100, 10, and a single best read - plus original neutral, conservative, and progressive analysis of the race.

## Statement logs (what they said about 2028)
- [Hub](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028): every politician with a sourced multi-entry timeline (hand-curated beats + auto-merge).
- [RSS feed](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/feed.xml): newest statement-log beats across the field.
- [Trump](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/trump) | [full third-term archive](https://2028tracker.com/will-trump-run-2028)
- [JD Vance](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/vance) | [Gavin Newsom](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/newsom) | [Kamala Harris](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/harris)
- [Pete Buttigieg](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/buttigieg) | [AOC](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/aoc) | [Josh Shapiro](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/shapiro)
- [Gretchen Whitmer](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/whitmer) | [Marco Rubio](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/rubio) | [Ron DeSantis](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/desantis)
- [Mark Kelly](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/kelly) | [Ro Khanna](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/khanna) | [Jon Ossoff](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/ossoff)
- [Rand Paul](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/rand-paul) | [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/ramaswamy) | [Rahm Emanuel](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/emanuel)
- [Tim Walz](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/walz) | [Bernie Sanders](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/sanders) | [Josh Hawley](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/hawley)
- [Donald Trump Jr.](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/trump-jr) | [Chris Murphy](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/murphy) | [Amy Klobuchar](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/klobuchar)
- [J.B. Pritzker](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/pritzker) | [Wes Moore](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/moore) | [Ted Cruz](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/cruz)
- [Brian Kemp](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/kemp) | [Nikki Haley](https://2028tracker.com/said-about-2028/haley)

## Candidates (status - party - current role)

### Most likely to run
- [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/aoc): Likely to run - Democratic - U.S. Representative (NY-14).
- [Gavin Newsom](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/newsom): Likely to run - Democratic - Governor of California.
- [JD Vance](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/vance): Likely to run - Republican - Vice President of the United States.
- [Josh Shapiro](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/shapiro): Likely to run - Democratic - Governor of Pennsylvania.
- [Kamala Harris](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/harris): Likely to run - Democratic - Former Vice President.
- [Marco Rubio](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/rubio): Likely to run - Republican - U.S. Secretary of State.
- [Pete Buttigieg](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/buttigieg): Likely to run - Democratic - Former U.S. Transportation Secretary.
- [Ron DeSantis](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/desantis): Likely to run - Republican - Governor of Florida.

### Formally declared / filed
- [Dan Greaney](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/greaney): Declared - Republican - Television writer; no political office.

### Possible / floated
- [Amy Klobuchar](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/klobuchar): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Minnesota).
- [Andy Beshear](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/beshear): Possible - Democratic - Governor of Kentucky.
- [Bernie Sanders](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/sanders): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Vermont).
- [Brian Kemp](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/kemp): Possible - Republican - Governor of Georgia.
- [Byron Donalds](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/donalds): Possible - Republican - U.S. Representative (Florida).
- [Chris Murphy](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/murphy): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Connecticut).
- [Cory Booker](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/booker): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (New Jersey).
- [Donald Trump Jr.](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/trump-jr): Possible - Republican - Businessman and Republican fundraiser.
- [Elise Stefanik](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/stefanik): Possible - Republican - U.S. Representative (New York).
- [Elissa Slotkin](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/slotkin): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Michigan).
- [Glenn Youngkin](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/youngkin): Possible - Republican - Former Governor of Virginia.
- [Greg Abbott](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/abbott): Possible - Republican - Governor of Texas.
- [Gregory Bovino](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/bovino): Possible - Republican - Former U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large.
- [Gretchen Whitmer](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/whitmer): Possible - Democratic - Governor of Michigan.
- [J.B. Pritzker](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/pritzker): Possible - Democratic - Governor of Illinois.
- [Jared Polis](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/polis): Possible - Democratic - Governor of Colorado.
- [Josh Hawley](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/hawley): Possible - Republican - U.S. Senator (Missouri).
- [Kristi Noem](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/noem): Possible - Republican - Former Homeland Security Secretary.
- [Mark Kelly](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/kelly): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Arizona).
- [Nikki Haley](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/haley): Possible - Republican - Former U.N. Ambassador.
- [Pete Hegseth](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/hegseth): Possible - Republican - U.S. Secretary of Defense.
- [Phil Murphy](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/phil-murphy): Possible - Democratic - Former Governor of New Jersey.
- [Rahm Emanuel](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/emanuel): Possible - Democratic - Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
- [Rand Paul](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/rand-paul): Possible - Republican - U.S. Senator (Kentucky).
- [Raphael Warnock](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/warnock): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Georgia).
- [Ro Khanna](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/khanna): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Representative (California).
- [Ruben Gallego](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/gallego): Possible - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Arizona).
- [Sarah Huckabee Sanders](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/huckabee-sanders): Possible - Republican - Governor of Arkansas.
- [Ted Cruz](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/cruz): Possible - Republican - U.S. Senator (Texas).
- [Tim Scott](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/tim-scott): Possible - Republican - U.S. Senator (South Carolina).
- [Tom Cotton](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/cotton): Possible - Republican - U.S. Senator (Arkansas).
- [Tulsi Gabbard](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/gabbard): Possible - Republican - Outgoing Director of National Intelligence.
- [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/ramaswamy): Possible - Republican - Entrepreneur; Republican nominee for Governor of Ohio.
- [Wes Moore](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/moore): Possible - Democratic - Governor of Maryland.

### Not running / ineligible
- [Donald Trump](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/trump): Not running - Republican - President of the United States.
- [Joe Biden](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/biden): Not running - Democratic - Former President of the United States (46th).
- [Jon Ossoff](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/ossoff): Not running - Democratic - U.S. Senator (Georgia).
- [Tim Walz](https://2028tracker.com/candidates/walz): Not running - Democratic - Governor of Minnesota.

## Sources and method
Status labels reflect public reporting and prediction markets as of the last-updated date and change as the field develops. Primary sources: Wikipedia, Ballotpedia, the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), Emerson College polling, and Polymarket prediction markets. Candidate headshots are from Wikimedia Commons. The site is independent and not affiliated with any candidate, campaign, party, or government body.