2028 US Presidential Election (After the Status Quo)

The 2028 United States presidential election was the 62nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2028. The Democratic ticket of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman and Maryland Governor Wes Moore defeated the incumbent President J.D. Vance and Vice President Marco Rubio. Fetterman won decisively, marking an end to the sixth party system and the start of the seventh party system.
After President Trump passed away in 2028, Vice President J.D. Vance succeeded to the presidency. Attempts by Trump to reform the federal civil service system, enabled by the Supreme Court, led to the firing of top officials at the Federal Reserve. Replacement chairman Kevin Warsh cut interest rates on the president's instruction, resulting in a rebound of inflation. Despite warnings issued by economists, the administration's effort to provide relief by renewing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 fell flat and worsened the crisis, as did a new round of tariffs on foreign goods. 
The Russia-Ukraine war was another major issue. In 2025, President Trump negotiated a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Months later, however, Russia violated the agreement and continued with its invasion. Despite a lack of U.S. support, Ukrainian resistance continued with French support, eventually resulting in a nuclear attack on Kyiv. 
During the Democratic primaries, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman defeated California Governor Gavin Newsom. Fetterman was seen as the preferred candidate of former President Joe Biden, who had a public falling out with his Vice President and 2024 nominee Kamala Harris. He chose Maryland Governor Wes Moore as his running mate. On the Republican side, President Vance faced a strong challenge from former U.N. Amabassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. 
In the general election, independent candidate and businessman Vivek Ramswamy drew support away from President Vance, who struggled to keep the Trump coalition together after the former President dismantled the party's internal structure. Fetterman, who campaigned as a populist promising a "national renewal," won back a large number of the working class voters who defected to Republicans from the Democratic Party in the last few years, including rural whites and hispanics. 
==Nominations==
===Democratic Party===
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Democratic Party ticket, 2028	Democratic Party ticket, 2028
John Fetterman 	Wes Moore
for President 	for Vice President
 	
U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
(2023-2029)	Governor of Maryland
(2023-2029)
"For one America" 	"For one America"
===Republican Party===
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Republican Party ticket, 2028	Republican Party ticket, 2028
Doug Burgum 	Marco Rubio
for President 	for Vice President
 	
President of the United States
(2027-2029)	Vice President of the United States
(2026-2029)
"America First" 	"America First"
==General election campaign==
===Issues unique to the election===
====Global Financial Crisis====
====Voting Reform Laws====
====Political Violence====
====Teacher Strikes====
====Immigration====
====Terrorism====
==Results==
===Electoral results===
The numbers in the table are the results certified by each state, detailed in the table of the results by state further below.
Presidential Candidate
Vice Presidential Candidate	Presidential Candidate
Vice Presidential Candidate	Party 	Popular Votes	% 	Electoral Votes
Tulsi Gabbard
Paul Gosar 	Tulsi Gabbard
Paul Gosar 	Republican 	 	 	
John Fetterman
Wes Moore 	John Fetterman
Wes Moore 	Democratic 	 	 	
Jose Garza
Kristin Combs 	Jose Garza
Kristin Combs 	Green 	2,761,377 	1.9% 	0
Spike Cohen
Adam Kokesh 	Spike Cohen
Adam Kokesh 	Libertarian 	872,016 	0.6% 	0
Total 	Total 	Total 	145,335,629 	100% 	538
Eligible Voters and Turnout	Eligible Voters and Turnout	Eligible Voters and Turnout	 	57.7%	283,233,488
===Results by state===
State or District 	EV's	Harris/Cooper
Democratic	Carlson/Gosar
Republican	Margin
Alabama 	8 	32.8%	65.0%	32.2%
Alaska 	3 	40.1%	52.6%	12.5%
Arizona 	11 	48.4%	49.2%	0.8%
Arkansas 	6 	34.5 	66.1%	31.6%
California 	54 	63.0%	34.2%	28.8%
Colorado 	10 	56.6%	41.2%	15.4%
Connecticut 	7 	57.7%	40.1%	17.6%
Delaware 	3 	54.6%	43.5%	11.1%
District of Columbia	3 	91.5%	5.5% 	86.5%
Florida 	30 	48.1%	50.1%	2.0%
Georgia 	16 	50.3%	47.6%	2.7%
Hawaii 	4 	62.3%	35.2%	27.1%
Idaho 	4 	38.6%	58.9%	20.3%
Illinois 	19 	55.1%	43.0%	12.1%
Indiana 	11 	37.5%	60.3%	22.8%
Iowa 	6 	40.9%	56.9%	16.0%
Kansas 	6 	43.6%	54.8%	11.2%
Kentucky 	8 	32.7%	65.5%	32.8%
Louisiana 	8 	37.1%	60.6%	23.5%
Maine at-large 	2 	47.3%	48.5%	1.2%
Maine 1st 	1 	56.6%	41.0%	15.6%
Maine 2nd 	1 	36.3%	59.3%	23.0%
Massachusetts 	11 	63.6%	33.1%	30.5%
Maryland 	10 	64.1%	34.0%	30.1%
Michigan 	15 	47.3%	49.9%	2.6%
Minnesota 	1o 	48.2%	49.4%	1.2%
Mississippi 	6 	39.1%	59.2%	20.1%
Missouri 	10 	38.5%	59.3%	20.8%
Montana 	4 	38.5%	58.1%	19.6%
North Carolina 	16 	48.5%	49.5%	1.0%
North Dakota 	3 	30.0%	67.3%	37.3%
New Hampshire 	4 	50.1%	48.2%	1.9%
New Jersey 	14 	57.2%	40.8%	16.4%
New Mexico 	5 	52.0%	45.0%	7.0%
New York 	28 	59.4%	38.8%	20.6%
Nebraska at-large 	2 	38.5%	59.2%	20.7%
Nebraska 1st 	1 	40.1%	58.2%	18.1%
Nebraska 2nd 	1 	43.5%	54.3%	10.8%
Nebraska 3rd 	1 	25.0%	73.1%	43.1%
Nevada 	6 	47.6 	50.4%	2.8%
Ohio 	17 	41.5%	57.5%	16.0%
Oklahoma 	7 	32.9%	66.3%	33.4%
Oregon 	8 	55.5%	40.7%	14.8%
Pennsylvania 	19 	48.4%	50.0%	1.6%
Rhode Island 	4 	56.8%	41.2%	15.6%
South Carolina 	9 	41.7%	56.4%	14.7%
South Dakota 	3 	33.4%	64.5%	31.1%
Tennessee 	11 	37.7%	60.0%	22.3%
Texas 	40 	47.8%	49.7%	1.9%
Utah 	6 	37.4%	57.4%	20.0%
Vermont 	3 	60.2%	36.3%	23.9%
Virginia 	13 	55.7%	42.6%	13.1%
West Virginia 	4 	26.4%	71.1%	44.7%
Washington 	12 	57.8 	40.2%	16.6%
Wisconsin 	10 	46.3%	51.5%	5.2%
Wyoming 	3 	25.0%	70.9%	45.9%