2028 United States elections
Elections are scheduled to be held in the United States, in large part, on November 7, 2028.[1] The election year includes presidential, elections to the Congress (with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 seats of the Senate), as well as numerous gubernatorial, state legislative, and local elections.
Background
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Incumbent Republican president Donald Trump won the 2024 United States presidential election against Democratic vice president Kamala Harris in part due to promises of economic renewal following the 2021–2023 inflation surge [2] [3] and an "America First" agenda.[citation needed ]
Federal elections
[edit ]Presidential elections
[edit ]The 2028 United States presidential election will be the 61st quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The election will take place on November 7, 2028. This presidential election will be under the electoral vote distribution based upon the 2020 census. In each state, the presidential electors who actually elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes is required to win the election.
In the previous election Donald Trump and the Republican party won a trifecta. President Trump is ineligible to serve a third term.[4] [5] This will be the first presidential election since 2012 where Trump will not be the Republican nominee.
Senate elections
[edit ]34 seats in the United States Senate will be up for election, including all Class 3 seats.[6] [7] Republicans gained majority control of the Senate in the 2024 elections by flipping four Democratic seats. Four Democratic-held seats, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada are in states won by Donald Trump in the previous presidential election.
House of Representatives elections
[edit ]All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election.[8] Additionally, elections will be held to select the non-voting delegate for the District of Columbia and the non-voting delegates from 4 of the 5 U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico which its non-voting delegate serves a 4 year term.
State elections
[edit ]Gubernatorial elections
[edit ]11 states and two territories will be holding regularly scheduled gubernatorial elections.[9] The governor of 1 state will be term-limited and the governor of another state is retiring.[10]
Lieutenant gubernatorial elections
[edit ]Nine states and American Samoa will be holding Lieutenant governor elections.[11]
Attorney general elections
[edit ]Ten states will be holding Attorney general elections. [11]
Secretary of state elections
[edit ]Seven states will be holding Secretary of State elections.[11]
Treasurer elections
[edit ]Nine states will be holding Treasurer elections.[11]
Auditor elections
[edit ]Eight states and Guam will be holding state auditor elections.[11]
Legislative elections
[edit ]85 state legislative chambers across 44 states will be holding regular legislative elections. 7 chambers across the U.S. territories will be holding legislative elections.[12]
State judicial elections
[edit ]Elections are scheduled to be held in 2028, in various states across the country, including supreme courts and appellate courts.
Local elections
[edit ]Mayoral elections
[edit ]Eligible incumbents
[edit ]- Baltimore, Maryland: Two-term incumbent Brandon Scott is running for re-election.[13]
- El Paso, Texas: One-term incumbent Renard Johnson is eligible for re-election.
- Las Vegas, Nevada: One-term incumbent Shelley Berkley is eligible for re-election.
- Mesa, Arizona: One-term incumbent Mark Freeman is eligible for re-election.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: One-term incumbent Cavalier Johnson is eligible for re-election.
- Phoenix, Arizona: Two-term incumbent Kate Gallego is eligible for re-election.
- Portland, Oregon: One-term incumbent Keith Wilson is eligible for re-election.
- Sacramento, California: One-term incumbent Kevin McCarty is eligible for re-election.
- San Francisco, California: One-term incumbent Daniel Lurie is eligible for re-election.
- San Jose, California: Two-term incumbent Matt Mahan is eligible for re-election.
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: One-term incumbent Monroe Nichols is eligible for re-election.
Ineligible or retiring incumbents
[edit ]- Austin, Texas: Two-term incumbent Kirk Watson is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- Fresno, California: Two-term incumbent Jerry Dyer is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- Honolulu, Hawaii: Two-term incumbent Rick Blangiardi is term-limited and ineligible to run.
- San Diego, California: Two-term incumbent Todd Gloria is term-limited and ineligible to run.
Elections by state or territory
[edit ]- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
References
[edit ]- ^ "Overview of the presidential election process". usa.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ Goudreau, Claire (November 20, 2024). "The impact of inflation on the 2024 presidential election". Johns Hopkins University . Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "Why inflation helped tip the election toward Trump, according to experts". ABC News. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ Baker, Graeme (October 27, 2025). "Can Trump serve a third term as US president?". BBC . Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (December 2, 2025). "'It's not going to be me.' Trump looks ahead to 2028 GOP nominee". USA Today . Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ "Class III - Senators Whose Terms of Service Expire in 2029". United States Senate. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ "United States Senate elections, 2028". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ "United States House of Representatives elections, 2028". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ "2025-2028 Elections Overview". Stateside. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ Dunphey, Kyle (January 8, 2025). "A newly inaugurated Gov. Cox lays out his policy vision for the next four years". Utah News Dispatch . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "State executive official elections, 2028". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ "State legislative elections, 2028". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ Opilo, Emily; Williams, John-John IV (August 3, 2025). "Brandon Scott's fundraiser in Martha's Vineyard will be for third mayoral run". The Baltimore Banner . Retrieved June 4, 2026.