2028 Democratic Presidential Primary

Gavin Newsom

Democrat

MARKET ODDS 39%

Gavin Christopher Newsom (born 1967-10-10) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the 40th Governor of California since 2019. He previously served as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of California (2011–2019) and as the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco (2004–2011). Newsom is a graduate of Santa Clara University and is married to filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom; they have four children.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Democrat

MARKET ODDS 18%

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a U.S. Representative from New York’s 14th congressional district, serving since January 3, 2019. She previously worked as a community organizer. She graduated from Yorktown High School (2007) and earned a B.A. from Boston University (2011).

Kamala Harris

Democrat

MARKET ODDS 13%

Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. She previously served as U.S. senator from California (2017-2021) and as California attorney general (2011-2017), after serving as San Francisco district attorney (2004-2011). She earned a B.A. from Howard University (1986) and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1989).

Andy Beshear

Democrat

MARKET ODDS 8%

Andrew Graham Beshear is an American attorney and politician serving as the 63rd governor of Kentucky since December 2019. He previously served as Kentucky’s 50th attorney general (2016–2019) and worked in private legal practice. He earned a BA from Vanderbilt University and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Beshear is married to Britainy Beshear and they have two children.

Mark Kelly

Democrat

MARKET ODDS 8%

Mark Edward Kelly is a U.S. Senator from Arizona, elected in a 2020 special election and reelected in 2022. He previously served as a U.S. Navy naval aviator and test pilot, flying combat missions during Operation Desert Storm, and later became a NASA astronaut, flying four Space Shuttle missions. He earned a B.S. from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and an M.S. from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. He is married to former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords.

Pete Buttigieg

Democrat

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Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg is an American politician, U.S. Navy Reserve veteran, and former management consultant who served as the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–2025). He previously served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) and ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. He earned a B.A. from Harvard University and studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

Josh Shapiro

Democrat

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Joshua David Shapiro is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. He previously served as Pennsylvania Attorney General (2017–2023), chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, and as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from Georgetown University. He is married to Lori Shapiro and they have four children.

Gretchen Whitmer

Democrat

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Gretchen Esther Whitmer is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A Democrat, she previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate, including as Senate Democratic leader. She earned both her bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor from Michigan State University.