2028 United States elections

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2028 United States elections
2026          2027         2028         2029          2030
Presidential election year
Election dayNovember 7
Senate elections
Seats contested34 seats of Class III
2028 United States Senate elections retirements map.svg
Map of the 2028 Senate races
House elections
Seats contestedAll 435 seats to the 121st Congress
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested13

The 2028 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2028. During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President will be elected. In addition, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.

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Federal elections

Presidential election

The United States presidential election of 2028 will be the 61st quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The current electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2020 census. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes are required to win the election. President Donald Trump will be ineligible to run for a third term under the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Congressional elections

Senate elections

All seats in Senate Class III will be up for election. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies in the other two Senate classes.

House of Representatives elections

All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election. Additionally, elections will be held to select the Delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from U.S. territories. This includes the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who serves a four-year term.

State elections

Gubernatorial elections

Elections will be held for the governorships of eleven of the fifty U.S. states and two U.S. territories. Special elections may be held for vacancies in the other states and territories, if required by respective state/territorial constitutions.

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