Vice President J.D. Vance holds a polling edge among Republicans for the 2028 presidential nomination, but Polymarket traders' consensus prices Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the frontrunner at 49% implied probability, reflecting his prominence as Health and Human Services Secretary and crossover appeal from his prior independent run and Trump endorsement. J.D. Vance trails at 37%, buoyed by incumbency as heir apparent yet facing scrutiny over base enthusiasm, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio's 21% share surged following reports of donor preferences over Vance in private Trump soundings and a strong second-place finish in the March 28 CPAC straw poll, where Vance won but saw his lead narrow amid activist divides. With President Trump's constitutional term limits barring a third run, early positioning highlights tensions between MAGA loyalists, establishment figures, and outsiders ahead of primaries.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · UpdatedRepublican Presidential Nominee 2028
Republican Presidential Nominee 2028
J.D. Vance 36.6%
Marco Rubio 20.5%
Tucker Carlson 5.0%
Ron DeSantis 2.8%
$491,582,744 Vol.
$491,582,744 Vol.

J.D. Vance
37%

Marco Rubio
21%

Tucker Carlson
5%

Ron DeSantis
3%

Glenn Youngkin
2%

Donald Trump
2%

Thomas Massie
2%

Donald Trump Jr.
2%

Rand Paul
1%

Vivek Ramaswamy
1%

Ivanka Trump
1%

Ted Cruz
1%

Elon Musk
1%

Tulsi Gabbard
1%

Marjorie Taylor Greene
1%

Nikki Haley
1%

Greg Abbott
1%

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
1%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
1%

Brian Kemp
1%

Matt Gaetz
1%

Eric Trump
1%

Katie Britt
1%

Kristi Noem
1%

Joe Kent
1%

Kim Kardashian
1%

Pete Hegseth
1%

Byron Donalds
1%

Elise Stefanik
1%

Josh Hawley
1%

John Thune
1%

Tom Brady
1%

Steve Bannon
1%

Erika Kirk
1%

Mike Pence
1%
J.D. Vance 36.6%
Marco Rubio 20.5%
Tucker Carlson 5.0%
Ron DeSantis 2.8%
$491,582,744 Vol.
$491,582,744 Vol.

J.D. Vance
37%

Marco Rubio
21%

Tucker Carlson
5%

Ron DeSantis
3%

Glenn Youngkin
2%

Donald Trump
2%

Thomas Massie
2%

Donald Trump Jr.
2%

Rand Paul
1%

Vivek Ramaswamy
1%

Ivanka Trump
1%

Ted Cruz
1%

Elon Musk
1%

Tulsi Gabbard
1%

Marjorie Taylor Greene
1%

Nikki Haley
1%

Greg Abbott
1%

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
1%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
1%

Brian Kemp
1%

Matt Gaetz
1%

Eric Trump
1%

Katie Britt
1%

Kristi Noem
1%

Joe Kent
1%

Kim Kardashian
1%

Pete Hegseth
1%

Byron Donalds
1%

Elise Stefanik
1%

Josh Hawley
1%

John Thune
1%

Tom Brady
1%

Steve Bannon
1%

Erika Kirk
1%

Mike Pence
1%
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of official Republican Party sources.
Any replacement of the Republican nominee before election day will not change the resolution of the market.
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Vice President J.D. Vance holds a polling edge among Republicans for the 2028 presidential nomination, but Polymarket traders' consensus prices Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the frontrunner at 49% implied probability, reflecting his prominence as Health and Human Services Secretary and crossover appeal from his prior independent run and Trump endorsement. J.D. Vance trails at 37%, buoyed by incumbency as heir apparent yet facing scrutiny over base enthusiasm, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio's 21% share surged following reports of donor preferences over Vance in private Trump soundings and a strong second-place finish in the March 28 CPAC straw poll, where Vance won but saw his lead narrow amid activist divides. With President Trump's constitutional term limits barring a third run, early positioning highlights tensions between MAGA loyalists, establishment figures, and outsiders ahead of primaries.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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