2028 Democratic nominee race

Extracted Attributes

• Event Type

  Presidential Primary Election

• Election Year

  2028

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• General Election Date

  2028-11-07

Timeline

• An Echelon Insights poll indicates Kamala Harris (32%), Pete Buttigieg (10%), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (8%) as leading contenders among polled Democratic voters for the nomination. (Source: Web Search (270toWin.com))

  2025-05-12

• An AtlasIntel poll shows Pete Buttigieg (32%), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (19%), and Kamala Harris (17%) as top contenders among polled Democratic voters for the nomination. (Source: Web Search (270toWin.com))

  2025-05-30

• Axios reports that numerous ambitious Democrats are actively considering the next presidential contest, with many already visiting or planning to visit early primary states. (Source: Web Search (Axios))

  2025-07-25

• Gavin Newsom is identified as an early frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, though his record as California governor is noted as a significant political liability. (Source: Document 4874fca1-99d6-45cc-9997-886425bb19bc)

  Unknown (early analysis)

• The growing influence of Socialism within the Democratic Party is discussed, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mentioned as a potential representative of this trend. (Source: Document 4874fca1-99d6-45cc-9997-886425bb19bc)

  Unknown (ongoing discussion)

• Governors Gretchen Whitmer and Wes Moore are highlighted as other strong potential candidates for the Democratic nomination. (Source: Document 4874fca1-99d6-45cc-9997-886425bb19bc)

  Unknown (ongoing discussion)

• The 2028 United States presidential election, for which the Democratic nominee race will determine a candidate, is scheduled to be held. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2028-11-07

2028 United States presidential election

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, the Republican Party retained its majority in the House of Representatives and gained control of the Senate. Then-former president Donald Trump won a non-consecutive second term; he is ineligible for a third term as per the term limits imposed by the 22nd amendment to the US Constitution.

Web Search Results

• The list of 2028 presidential hopefuls is longer than you think. Just ...

  Green praised the wide field of potential Democratic candidates in 2028 — mentioning by name fellow governors Newsom, Beshear and Shapiro, as well as JB Pritzker of Illinois, Wes Moore of Maryland and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan — describing the unfolding prospective field as taking shape across “two different approaches.”

• Presidential candidates, 2028 - Ballotpedia

  Kamala Harris, former vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee( Maura Healey, governor of Massachusetts( Mark Kelly, U.S. senator from Arizona( Ro Khanna, U.S. representative from California( Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota( Chris Murphy, U.S. senator from Connecticut( Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey( Gavin Newsom, governor of California( Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. representative from New York( [...] Greg Abbott, governor of Texas( Katie Britt, U.S. senator from Alabama( Doug Burgum, secretary of the interior( Tom Cotton, U.S. senator from Arkansas( Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas( Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida( Byron Donalds, U.S. representative from Florida( Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence( Matt Gaetz, former U.S. representative from Florida( Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations( [...] Andy Beshear, governor of Kentucky( Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey( Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation( Roy Cooper, former governor of North Carolina( Andrew Cuomo, former governor of New York( Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago( Ruben Gallego, U.S. senator from Arizona( Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator from New York( Michelle Lujan Grisham, governor of New Mexico(

• Democrats' 2028 presidential race is going fast and furious

  Skip to main content Axios Jul 25, 2025 - Politics & Policy # Democrats' 2028 presidential race is going fast and furious Alex Thompson Dozens of ambitious Democrats are looking at the next presidential contest and thinking: why not me? Why it matters: The 2028 Democratic presidential primary is set to be the most wide-open field in a generation. It could also be the longest presidential contest ever. [...] A dozen Democrats have already visited or have plans to visit an early primary state this year: The governors: Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Gavin Newsom of California, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Wes Moore of Maryland, and JB Pritzker of Illinois. The senators: Mark Kelly of Arizona, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, and Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Other Democrats: Rep. Ro Khanna of California, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. [...] Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Jared Polis of Colorado, and Phil Murphy of New Jersey. Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. After Trump's rise in the Republican Party and voter anger, there is always the possibility of an outsider coming in and demolishing the field.

• 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination - 270toWin.com

  The results of national polling for a preferred Democratic nominee is shown below. While these national polls are directionally interesting, the nominee will ultimately be chosen based on delegates earned during state-by-state primary and caucus votes. [...] | Source | Date | Sample | Harris | Buttigieg | Ocasio-Cortez | Booker | Newsom | Shapiro | Walz | Whitmer | Klobuchar | Crockett | Pritzker | Cuban | Cooper | Fetterman | Polis | Stewart | Warnock | Murphy | Beshear | Moore | Smith | Emanuel | Gallego | Kelly | Khanna | Sanders | Warren | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | [...] | | AtlasIntel | 5/30/2025 | 930 A | 17% | 32% | 19% | 10% | 7% | 5% | - | 4% | - | - | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 0% | 0% | - | 0% | 0% | - | - | 0% | - | - | 5% | | | Echelon Insights | 5/12/2025 | 471 LV | 32% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 2% | - | 3% | 5% | 2% | - | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | - | 0% | - | - | - | - | 13% |

• Potential Democratic presidential candidates: AOC, Stephen A. Smith

  # See 19 potential Democratic presidential candidates for the 2028 election