2028 Democratic Primary (Mercbl)

In the 2028 Democratic primaries, Secretary of Transport Pete Buttigieg emerged as the parties nominee, defeating his two main challengers, California senator Gavin Newsom and comedian Stephen Colbert in a close race to become the party's nominee. 
These primaries occurred shortly after the True Progressive party split from the Democrats, taking a number of prominent progressive and populist Democrats with them. 
The democratic nominee, Roy Cooper would go on to lose the 2028 presidential election to Republican nominee, Kim Reynolds.
 	Name 	Image	Most Recent Position 	Outcome of Campaign 	Popular Vote	Delegate Count
1	Roy Cooper 	 	Vice President 	Democratic nominee 	38.55% 	
2	Gavin Newsom 	 	California Senator 	Withdrew during primaries	33.2% 	
3	Stephen Colbert 	 	Comedian 	Withdrew during primaries	22.19% 	
4	Eric Garcetti 	 	Governor of California	Withdrew during primaries	2.53% 	
5	Cory Booker 	 	New Jersey Senator 	Withdrew during primaries	1.92% 	
6	Janet Mills 	 	Governor of Maine 	Withdrew during primaries	1.61% 	
7	Jay Inslee 	 	Washington Senator 	Withdrew before primaries	 	
8	Shelia Jackson Lee	 	Texas representative 	Withdrew before primaries	 	
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Category:Democratic Primary
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