Vice President · Election Day, November 7, 2028

Last updated October 28, 2026

Running-Mate Watch

Vice presidents are not elected on their own — each party's nominee picks a running mate, usually between the spring primaries and the summer convention. Nobody has been chosen for 2028, so this page tracks the sitting vice president alongside the figures most often named in national reporting as likely ticket options.

14
Running-mate options
12
States represented
13 Reported prospects1 Exploratory

Sitting VP shown separately: JD Vance · Not included in option counts

Head to head

Section data updated October 28, 2026

Compare the vice president with the people who could replace him

Pick the current vice president on the left and a widely reported 2028 running-mate option on the right.

JD Vance

Republican

Vice President of the United States · Republican · OH

Age in 2028
44
Net worth · OH
~$10M

Josh Shapiro

Democratic

Governor of Pennsylvania; reported Democratic running-mate option · Democratic · PA

Age in 2028
55
Net worth · PA
~$2M
Age difference
Shapiro is 11 yrs older
Net worth gap
$8M less

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Reported 2028 running-mate options

Section data updated October 28, 2026

Mark Kelly

Democratic

U.S. senator; reported Democratic running-mate option

AZ

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
64
Net worth · AZ
~$12M

Ruben Gallego

Democratic

U.S. senator; reported Democratic running-mate option

AZ

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
48
Net worth · AZ
~$1M

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Republican

Governor of Arkansas; reported GOP running-mate option

AR

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
46
Net worth · AR
~$5M

Byron Donalds

Republican

U.S. representative; reported GOP running-mate option

FL

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
50
Net worth · FL
~$2M

Marco Rubio

Republican

Secretary of state and national security adviser; reported GOP running-mate option

FL

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
57
Net worth · FL
~$1M

Rahm Emanuel

Democratic

Former U.S. ambassador to Japan; reported Democratic running-mate option

IL

Testing the waters

Age in 2028
68
Net worth · IL
~$25M

Andy Beshear

Democratic

Governor of Kentucky; reported Democratic running-mate option

KY

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
50
Net worth · KY
~$1M

Wes Moore

Democratic

Governor of Maryland; reported Democratic running-mate option

MD

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
50
Net worth · MD
~$5M

Pete Buttigieg

Democratic

Former transportation secretary; reported Democratic running-mate option

MI

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
46
Net worth · MI
~$3M

Eric Schmitt

Republican

U.S. senator from Missouri; reported GOP running-mate option

MO

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
53
Net worth · MO
~$1M

Elise Stefanik

Republican

U.S. representative; reported GOP running-mate option

NY

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
44
Net worth · NY
~$3M

Josh Shapiro

Democratic

Governor of Pennsylvania; reported Democratic running-mate option

PA

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
55
Net worth · PA
~$2M

Kristi Noem

Republican

Former homeland security secretary; reported GOP running-mate option

SD

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
56
Net worth · SD
~$5M

Glenn Youngkin

Republican

Former governor of Virginia; reported GOP running-mate option

VA

Frequently mentioned

Age in 2028
61
Net worth · VA
~$400M