Declared / filed
Exploratory committee
Early front-runner
Has signaled no / unlikely
No candidates match those filters.
Road to 2028
- Nov 3, 2026Midterm elections. The unofficial start of the presidential race.
- Early 2027Expected wave of campaign announcements and exploratory committees.
- Late 2027Primary debates begin.
- Early 2028Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada and Michigan contests. The calendar is not final.
- Summer 2028Republican National Convention in Houston; Democratic convention TBA.
- Nov 7, 2028General Election Day.