President
Trump is not eligible to seek re-election
in 2028 ... so expect a large crowd of candidates to compete for the major party presidential nominations. The Democratic race will be more wide open than the Republican contest, as JD Vance is the prohibitive favorite if he runs (and Marco Rubio becomes the favorite if Vance does not run). Plus, as always, there will be many third party and independent hopefuls. So,
if a person is running, or thinking of running - regardless
of party, ballot status, or chances of winning - we have him/her listed below. Major parties first, following by the third party candidates, and finally
the independent and write-in hopefuls.
Note: On the below list, Democrats Cory Booker, Roy Cooper, Ro Khanna,
JB Pritzker, Wes Moore, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Josh Shapiro will all face votes in the 2026 midterms. A poor performance - or a defeat - could derail a potential 2028 run. Likewise, everyone on the major candidate list will be campaigning across the country on behaldf of state, congressional and local candidates in the midterms. Watching their level of activity is also a good barometer of interest in the presidential race. Stay tuned.
ANNOUNCED AND POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES:
Potential
Term-limited as Governor in 2027
Potential
2026 reelection candidate
Potential
2026 US Senate candidate
Potential
2026 reelection candidate
Potential
2026 reelection candidate
Potential
Term-limited as Governor in 2026
Potential
2026 reelection candidate
Potential
2026 reelectrion candidate
Potential
2026 reelection candidate
Potential
Term-limited as Governor in 2026
OTHER DEMOCRATS (click to expand)
ANNOUNCED AND POTENTIAL REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES:
Potential
Term-limited as Governor in 2026
Potential
Term-limited as Governor in 2026
Potential
Would only run if JD Vance passes on the race; but if Vance passes on running, Rubio would become the new frontrunner for the nomination
Potential
Begins the race as the MAGA heir apparent and frontrunner for the GOP nomination
OTHER REPUBLICANS (click to expand)
THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES:
ALLIANCE PARTY:
No Candidates Yet Identified
AMERICAN SOLIDARITY PARTY:
No Candidates Yet Identified
CONSTITUTION PARTY:
Darrell Castle (Tennessee)
Scott Copeland (Texas)
Don Grundmann (California)
Randall Terry (Tennessee)
Sheila "Samm" Tittle (Virginia)
GREEN PARTY:
Travis Owens (California)
Edward Searls (Iowa)
Jill Stein (Massachusetts)
Chuck Swan (Florida)
Randy Toler (Florida)
LIBERTARIAN PARTY:
Charles Ballay (Texas)
Jennifer Byrd (Louisiana)
Joseph Collins Jr. (California)
Daniel Davenport (Iowa)
Jacob Hornberger (Virginia)
Anthony D. Kennedy (Ohio)
Lars Mapstead (California)
Ex-Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky)
Robert Milnes (New Jersey)
Chase Oliver (Georgia)
Former Bellflower Mayor Art Olivier (California)
Michael Rectenwald (Pennsylvania)
Derrick Michael Reid (California)
Mike ter Maat (Florida)
PARTY FOR SOCIALISM & LIBERATION:
Claudia De La Cruz (New York)
PROHIBITION PARTY:
No Candidates Yet Identified
SOCIALIST PARTY USA:
No Candidates Yet Identified
SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY:
Joseph Kishore (Michigan)
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY:
No Candidates Yet Identified
UNITY PARTY:
Eric Bodenstab (Colorado)
Paul Noel Fiorino (Colorado)
Bill Hammons (Texas)
Alan Lee (Georgia)
Damian Salib (Minnesota)
INDEPENDENT (I) AND
WRITE-IN (WI) CANDIDATES:
Kearon Allen (I-MN)
Indira Allfree (I-CO)
Steven Angelucci (I-NJ)
James Antonik (WI-CA)
Bryan "Lord Lamont" Arrington (I-UT)
Aaron Avouris (I-MI)
Shiva Ayyadurai (I-MA)
Jonathan Bailey (I-WA)
William Bell (Citizens-OK)
Nicholas Biller (I-CA)
Joshua Bishop (I-IA)
Jason Bolyard (I-GA)
Nathan Bork (I-MN)
Vincent Brockus (I-MO)
Charley Brown (I-NY)
Johnny "JB" Buford (I-LA)
James Byrd III (I-OH)
Frank Castellucci (I-CA)
Joseph Catalano (I-FL)
Marvin Chavez Jr. (I-KS)
Andrew "Heart Doc" Chung (I-GA)
David Clayman (I-FL)
Rodshawn Coleman (I-GA)
Lucas Connor (I-MA)
Vincent Cordova (I-CA)
Phil Cornell (WI-WA)
Timothy "Timmer" Cotter (WI-CA)
Gregory Cox (I-AZ)
Ethan Crider (I-IN)
Elizabeth Crunkleton (I-NC)
David Curtis (I-OR)
Andrew Dennis (I-FL)
Mae Ditty (I-AK)
Michael Dombrowski (I-NY)
Jeffrey Doxsee (I-FL)
Dave Dube (WI-CA)
Branden Duffy (I-MT)
Rico Dukes (I-TX)
Dustin Dunbar (I-CA)
Angela Joyce Dwyer (WI-WV)
Noel Engel (I-MO)
Kerry Espy (I-OH)
Daniel Faccio (I-NY)
John Fial (I-OR)
Chris Fiorenzo (I-NC)
Cherunda Fox (Working Class Party-MI)
Jared Funk (WI-NC)
Sammy "Antichrist" Garrett (I-MI)
Neil Gillespie (I-FL)
Alaine Giuliani (I-NY)
Angela Glass (I-CA)
Moxie Goldman (I-WI)
Elvis Gootkin (I-MI)
Joshua Gray (I-OH)
John Kenneth Grays (I-GA)
Derek Graziano (I-FL)
Robert Grey (I-MA)
Nick Grossenbacher (I-SC)
Michael Harbour (I-OR)
Joshua Hartloper (I-SC)
Christy "God" Helmondollar (I-MD)
Ron Helms (I-CA)
Chad Hernandez (I-HI)
Bill Hill (I-WA)
Brian Houser (I-SC)
William Hunt (I-AK)
Justin Iolani (WI-ME)
Phyllis Jager (I-NY)
Daniel Jaouen (I-NY)
Daniel Jarath (Right to Life-MD)
Barbara Johnson (I-TX)
Craig Johnson II (I-MI)
Rhonda Johnson (I-TX)
Dan Jones (I-WI)
Broderick Kaufman (WI-IN)
Bruce Kenneway (WI-ME)
Grace Khistina (I-TX)
Joseph Kohler (I-NY)
Luis Lavin (I-NY)
Brendan Eamon Law (I-RI)
Alicia L'Esperance (I-NH)
Alphonza Mabry (I-NY)
Michelle Marone (I-OK)
Ramona Mayon (WI-CA)
Danny McKay (I-FL)
Andre McNeil (I-MO)
Dorothy McQueen (WI-TN)
Noble Phoenix Micha-El (I-FL)
Andrew Mixon (I-TN)
Vivian Nguyen (I-CA)
William Prescott Oldright (I-AZ)
John Pawloski (I-VA)
Francisco Perez (I-MN)
Dena Pettry (I-IN)
Christopher Phillips (I-WV)
Paige Pickett (I-IN)
Alander Pulliam (I-CA)
Robert Quigley (WI-DC)
Joseph Ramos (I-CT)
Daniel Rampke (Conservative-AK)
Eliud Resendez (I-CA)
Edward Rico (I-TX)
Maicol Rivera-Torres (I-MI)
Moneah Ro (I-AR)
Sheila Robinson (WI-NY)
Javon Ross (I-CA)
Damian Salib (I-MN)
Diane Sare (I-NY)
Augustus Schoen-Rene (I-NY)
Angelo Scrigna (I-CA)
Steven Searcy (I-MS)
Lyndsey Servoss (I-FL)
Dwight Smith (I-MI)
Shelby Smith (I-OR)
Marty Snider (I-AZ)
Calvin Stevens (WI-CA)
Suzzanna Tanner (I-WA)
Alan Thomas (I-MA)
Chad Thomas (I-OK)
Lee Thomas Jr (I-AR)
Amanda Thompson (I-SD)
James Treibert (I-CO)
Lefteris Tsenesidis (Liberal Party-NY)
Doug Underwood (WI-OH)
Michael Vargo (WI-NV)
Sexy Vegan (I-FL)
Kevin West (I-OR)
Rune Wigglesworth (I-WA)
Lance Williams (I-AZ)
Michael "Lucifer" Williams (I-PA)
Najah Williams (I-PA)
Harvey Wizard (I-FL)
Dana Zmik (I-CA)
OTHER
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESOURCES:
C-SPAN:
Campaign 2028 - Information, links and
some streaming video events from one of the nation's leading
sources of raw political television coverage. Covers the various
likely Presidential candidates. Constantly updated.
Ballot
Access News - This respected publication -- founded
in 1985 by Libertarian activist Richard Winger -- tracks the
attempts of third party and independent candidates for various
offices to secure ballot access in the 50 states. The site also
tracks changes in the law, court challenges and other interesting
tidbits of third party news you usually won't find elsewhere.
Use this page to stay current on which third party and independent
candidates will and won't appear on your state's general election
ballot.
Independent Political Report - In addition to B.A.R. above, IPR is a great source of news on third parties, and third party and independent candidates for various
offices.
Atlas
of U.S. Presidential Elections - Dave Leip prepared
this very informative site, which provides historic voting results
from the Presidential general elections since 1860. Covers
the vote totals for the major party nominees and all the
third party nominees in each race. Useful maps and graphs,
too.<
4President.org
- An online museum of Presidential campaign brochures, bumper
stickers, ads, and key speches from 1960 and forward to the present.
A great site for political junkies.
The
Living Room Candidate - The American Museum of
the Moving Image presents this great online museum of Presidential
campaign TV commercials. The ads - which cover every election
since 1952 (Ike vs. Stevenson) - are an amazing resource.
