2028 United States presidential election

2028 United States presidential election

November 7, 2028 (2028-11-07)
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	131,734,881 49.17% ( 9.83 pp)
Candidate JD Vance Gavin Newsom Gretchen Whitmer Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Ohio California Michigan Running mate Ron DeSantis Corey Booker Pete Buttigieg Electoral vote 287 236 15 States carried 29 + ME-02 20 + DC + NE-02 1 Popular vote 65,696,185 54,063,995 8,049,001 Percentage 49.87% 41.04% 6.11%
President before election JD Vance Republican Elected President JD Vance Republican

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 2028. The Republican Party's ticket—JD Vance, incumbent president, and Ron DeSantis, the incumbent vice president—defeated the Democratic Party's ticket—Gavin Newsom, the former governor of California, and Corey Booker, the senior U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Gretchen Whitmer, former governor of Michigan, ran as an independent candidate alongside former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, winning only her home state.