Vice President JD Vance holds a narrow Polymarket lead at 18% implied probability for the 2028 presidential election winner, edged by California Governor Gavin Newsom at 17.2%, as traders balance Vance's incumbency advantage and presumed Republican frontrunner status post-Trump's 2024 victory against Newsom's rising profile in Democratic regrouping. Recent reports of President Trump privately polling major donors—who reportedly favor Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Vance—have propelled Rubio to 10.4%, tightening the Republican field and capping Vance's edge. Mixed early polls showing Vance's tepid popularity among some GOP voters, including young Republicans, contribute to the fluidity. The 2026 midterms will test party control and candidate viability, potentially widening leads amid absent primaries and open-field dynamics.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · UpdatedPresidential Election Winner 2028
Presidential Election Winner 2028
JD Vance 18.0%
Gavin Newsom 17.1%
Marco Rubio 10.4%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 4.8%
$462,752,018 Vol.
$462,752,018 Vol.

JD Vance
18%

Gavin Newsom
17%

Marco Rubio
10%

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
5%

Jon Ossoff
3%

Tucker Carlson
3%

Kamala Harris
3%

Josh Shapiro
2%

Donald Trump
2%

Pete Buttigieg
2%

JB Pritzker
2%

Ron DeSantis
2%

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
1%

James Talarico
1%

Andy Beshear
1%

Ivanka Trump
1%

Jamie Dimon
1%

Michelle Obama
1%

Elon Musk
1%

Gretchen Whitmer
1%

Greg Abbott
1%

Wes Moore
1%

Donald Trump Jr.
1%

Nikki Haley
1%

Ro Khanna
1%

Thomas Massie
1%

Tulsi Gabbard
1%

Tim Walz
1%

Glenn Youngkin
1%

Stephen Smith
1%

Vivek Ramaswamy
1%

Zohran Mamdani
1%

Eric Trump
1%

Pete Hegseth
1%

Kim Kardashian
1%

LeBron James
<1%
JD Vance 18.0%
Gavin Newsom 17.1%
Marco Rubio 10.4%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 4.8%
$462,752,018 Vol.
$462,752,018 Vol.

JD Vance
18%

Gavin Newsom
17%

Marco Rubio
10%

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
5%

Jon Ossoff
3%

Tucker Carlson
3%

Kamala Harris
3%

Josh Shapiro
2%

Donald Trump
2%

Pete Buttigieg
2%

JB Pritzker
2%

Ron DeSantis
2%

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
1%

James Talarico
1%

Andy Beshear
1%

Ivanka Trump
1%

Jamie Dimon
1%

Michelle Obama
1%

Elon Musk
1%

Gretchen Whitmer
1%

Greg Abbott
1%

Wes Moore
1%

Donald Trump Jr.
1%

Nikki Haley
1%

Ro Khanna
1%

Thomas Massie
1%

Tulsi Gabbard
1%

Tim Walz
1%

Glenn Youngkin
1%

Stephen Smith
1%

Vivek Ramaswamy
1%

Zohran Mamdani
1%

Eric Trump
1%

Pete Hegseth
1%

Kim Kardashian
1%

LeBron James
<1%
This market will resolve to the person who wins the 2028 US Presidential Election.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race for the same candidate by the inauguration date (January 20, 2029) this market will resolve based on who is inaugurated.
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This market will resolve to the person who wins the 2028 US Presidential Election.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race for the same candidate by the inauguration date (January 20, 2029) this market will resolve based on who is inaugurated.
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0x2F5e3684c...We anticipate rolling out a new rewards and oracle-resolution system later this year that will generate returns on your positions, at which point there will be a simple 1-click migration.
Vice President JD Vance holds a narrow Polymarket lead at 18% implied probability for the 2028 presidential election winner, edged by California Governor Gavin Newsom at 17.2%, as traders balance Vance's incumbency advantage and presumed Republican frontrunner status post-Trump's 2024 victory against Newsom's rising profile in Democratic regrouping. Recent reports of President Trump privately polling major donors—who reportedly favor Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Vance—have propelled Rubio to 10.4%, tightening the Republican field and capping Vance's edge. Mixed early polls showing Vance's tepid popularity among some GOP voters, including young Republicans, contribute to the fluidity. The 2026 midterms will test party control and candidate viability, potentially widening leads amid absent primaries and open-field dynamics.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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