Republicans' Favorite Pick For 2028 Election Revealed

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Vice President-elect J.D. Vance is reported to be Republicans' preferred candidate for the 2028 presidential election, according to a poll released by Puck News/Echelon Insights last Wednesday (November 20).

Vance received support from 37% of respondents, while all other options were reported to be in the single digits and 18% said they were unsure. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy was second with 9% support, followed by former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (9%) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (8%).

The full list of Republicans' preferred candidates for the 2028 election is included below:

  • J.D. Vance- 37%
  • Vivek Ramaswamy- 9%
  • Nikki Haley- 9%
  • Ron DeSantis- 8%
  • Ted Cruz- 5%
  • Marco Rubio- 5%
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders- 2%
  • Josh Hawley- 1%
  • Tim Scott- 1%
  • Glenn Youngkin- 1%
  • Kristi Noem- 1%
  • Katie Britt- *%
  • Doug Burgum- *%
  • Elise Stefanik- -
  • Someone else- 3%
  • Unsure- 18%

Vice President Kamala Harris is still the Democrats' preferred candidate for the 2028 presidential election, despite her loss to President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election earlier this month, according to the poll. Harris received support from 41% of respondents, while all other options were reported to be in the single digits and 16% said they were unsure.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was second with 8% support, followed by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at 7%.

The full list of Democrats' preferred candidates for the 2028 election is included below:

  • Kamala Harris- 41%
  • Gavin Newsom- 8%
  • Josh Shapiro- 7%
  • Pete Buttigieg- 6%
  • Tim Walz - 6%
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- 4%
  • Gretchen Whitmer- 3%
  • J.B. Pritzker - 2%
  • Andy Beshear - 2%
  • Cory Booker- 2%
  • Jared Polis- 1%
  • Wes Moore- 1%
  • John Fetterman- *%
  • Raphael Warnock- *%
  • Someone else- 1%
  • Unsure- 16%