Elections are scheduled to be held in the United States, in large part, on November 7, 2028. The presidential election year includes presidential, elections to the Congress (with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 seats of the Senate), as well as numerous gubernatorial, state legislative, and local elections.
The 2028 United States presidential election will be the 61st quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The election will take place on November 7, 2028. This presidential election will be under the electoral vote distribution based upon the 2020 census. In each state, the presidential electors who actually elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes is required to win the election.
In the previous election Donald Trump and the Republican party won a trifecta. President Trump is ineligble to serve a third term. This will be the first presidential election since 2012 where Trump will not be the Republican nominee.
34 seats in the United States Senate will be up for election, including all Class 3 seats. Republicans gained majority control of the Senate in the 2024 elections by flipping four Democratic seats. Four Democratic-held seats, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada are in states won by Donald Trump in the previous presidential election.
All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election. Additionally, elections will be held to select the non-voting delegate for the District of Columbia and the non-voting delegates from 4 of the 5 U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico which its non-voting delegate serves a 4 year term.
11 states and two territories will be holding regularly scheduled gubernatorial elections. The governors of 2 states will be term-limited or retiring.
Nine states and American Samoa will be holding Lieutenant governor elections.
Ten states will be holding Attorney general elections.
Seven states will be holding Secretary of State elections.
Nine states will be holding Treasurer elections.
Eight states and Guam will be holding state auditor elections.
85 state legislative chambers across 44 states will be holding regular legislative elections. 7 chambers across the U.S. territories will be holding legislative elections.
Elections are scheduled to be held in 2028, in various states across the country, including supreme courts and appellate courts.