List of registered 2028 presidential candidates
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The United States will hold its 61st presidential election on November 7, 2028. The winner of the 2028 presidential election will be sworn into office on January 20, 2029.
This page provides a list of candidates who filed with the FEC to run for president.[1][2][3] In order to be included on this list, a candidate must file with the FEC to run in the 2028 presidential election. Click here to view the FEC's instructions on how to file.
A candidate for president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old, and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years.[4]
A candidate may declare his or her candidacy at any time, but once he or she receives contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000, the candidate must register with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) within 15 days.[4]
On this page, you will find:
- A list of registered 2028 presidential candidates
- A historical comparison of candidates by party who filed to run for president from 1980-2024
Registered presidential candidates, 1980-2024
The following chart shows a historical comparison of presidential candidates who filed with the FEC from 1980 to 2024. Data was compiled from The Washington Post and the FEC.[5]
Registered 2028 presidential candidates
- See also: Presidential candidates, 2028
The following table lists candidates who filed with the FEC to run for president as of March 9, 2026. Some applicants used pseudonyms; candidate names and party affiliations are written as they appeared on the FEC website on the date that they initially filed with the FEC.[6][7]
The list is sorted alphabetically by first name. Scroll down in the table below to view the full list.
| Candidates who have filed for the 2028 presidential election | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Party |
| Aaron Avouris | Independent |
| A.C. Toulme | One Earth Party |
| Adam Alwaleed | Independent |
| Adam Michael Dunn | Republican Party |
| Adam Ricci | Libertarian Party |
| Aderinola Osifeso | Republican Party |
| A Kennedy | Democratic Party |
| Alan Thomas | American Independent Party |
| Alexander Wacha | Independent |
| Alex Cowans | Democratic Party |
| Alfonso Alberto Ramos | Democratic Party |
| Alonia Melchizedek | Independent |
| Alphonza Mabry | American Independent Conservative Party |
| Amanda Catherine Eskelson | Democratic Party |
| Amanda Thompson | American Independent Party |
| Andre McKoy | Libertarian Party |
| Andre Ramon McNeil | Unaffiliated |
| Andrew Dennis | Independent |
| Andrew Giusto | United Party |
| Andrew Heartdoc Chung | Independent |
| Andrew Street | Republican Party |
| Angela Dwyer | Independent |
| Angela Glass | Independent |
| Angela Perez | Independent |
| Angelo Yoshannah Scrigna | Independent |
| Ann Parkinson | Democratic Party |
| Anthony D. Kennedy | Libertarian Party |
| Anthony James Richardson | Republican Party |
| Anthony Lopez | Democratic Party |
| Anthony Pascarella | Republican Party |
| Ashleigh Lottenville | Independent |
| Ashley Powell | Democratic Party |
| Augustus Schoen-Rene | Unaffiliated |
| Austin O. Jones | Democratic Party |
| Barbara Ann Johnson | Independent |
| Benjamin Beaumont | Independent |
| Benjamin Biggs | Democratic Party |
| Benjamin Cobb | Independent |
| Bobby Allen | Independent |
| Bradley Horges Jr. | Independent |
| Bradley Swearengin | Republican Party |
| Brady Williams | Republican Party |
| Brandon Whorley | Democratic Party |
| Brendan Law | Republican Party |
| Brian Cassidy | Republican Party |
| Brian Gaudet | Democratic Party |
| Brian Mannix | Independent |
| Bruce Kenneway | Independent |
| Bryan James | Republican Party |
| Bryan Lamont Arrington | Independent |
| Calvin Stevens | Independent |
| Carlos Reese | Democratic Party |
| Carrie Mae Marcy | Republican Party |
| Charley Brown | Federalist Party |
| Chris Capparell | Republican Party |
| Chris Fiorenza | Unaffiliated |
| Christine Charyton | Republican Party |
| Christopher Capparell | Democratic Party |
| Christopher Lee Smith | Republican Party |
| Christopher M. Phillips | Independent |
| Christopher Sentance | Democratic Party |
| Claude Reid | Republican Party |
| Coleman Fitzsimmons | Democratic Party |
| Coril Docker | Republican Party |
| Craig H. Johnson II | Independent |
| Craig Woolcott | Republican Party |
| Damian Salib | Democratic Party |
| Daniel Davenport | Libertarian Party |
| Daniel Faccio Sr. | Independent |
| Daniel Jaouen | Independent |
| Daniel J. Lopez | Republican Party |
| Daniel L. Jones | Independent |
| Daniel Rampke | Constitution Party |
| Dave Dube | Independent |
| David Clayman | Independent |
| Dawson Son of David | Republican Party |
| Dennis Torii Jr. | Independent |
| Dennis Van Ausdal | Independent |
| Derek Birkeland | Democratic Party |
| Diane Sare | Unaffiliated |
| Donovan Smith | Independent |
| Douglas Underwood | Independent |
| Dr. Jun Cho | Democratic Party |
| Dustin Rorex | Democratic Party |
| Dustin Ryan Shewbert Sr. | Democratic Party |
| Dwight Smith | Independent |
| Edward Carlton Jewell Sr. | Independent |
| Edward Harder | Independent |
| Edward Searls | Green Party |
| Eliud Resendez | Independent |
| Elizabeth Crunkleton | Independent |
| Emmett White | Democratic Party |
| Eric Walleck | Republican Party |
| Esther Donaghy | American Independent Party |
| Ethan Crider | Independent |
| Evan Mantilla | Democratic Party |
| Fogel Shimp | Republican Party |
| Francisco Perez | Independent |
| Frank Castellucci III | Independent |
| Frank J. Lozada | Democratic Party |
| Gary Barve | Republican Party |
| Gavin Bonney | Independent |
| Gregory Gamache | Republican Party |
| Gregory Gibbons | Unaffiliated |
| Harvey Wizard | Independent |
| Heath Fulkerson | Republican Party |
| Hugo Valdez Garcia | Libertarian Party |
| Huhnkie Lee | Independent |
| Indira Allfree | Independent |
| Jacob James | Republican Party |
| Jamarrion Jones | Republican Party |
| James Antonik | Independent |
| James Odom | Republican Party |
| James Trainor | Democratic Party |
| James Treibert | Independent |
| James Winfield Jones | Independent |
| Janille Centunzi | Independent |
| Jaquaie McAtee | Democratic Party |
| Jared Pixley | Independent |
| Jason Bolyard | Independent |
| Jason Pacifico | Democratic Party |
| Javen Rideout | Democratic Party |
| Javon Ross | Independent |
| Jawad Hashem Hakeem | Independent |
| Jeffery Wacaster | Democratic Party |
| Jeffrey Doxsee | Independent |
| Jeffrey J. Downs | Republican Party |
| Jennifer Alameda | Republican Party |
| Jennifer Lennon | Independent |
| Jeremy Shane Bernheisel | Independent |
| Jeremy Summers | American Independent Party |
| Jesus Rodriguez | Citizens' Party |
| Jim A. Norris | Republican Party |
| Jimmy Cooper | Democratic Party |
| Joel Asagba | Independent |
| John Damms | Republican Party |
| John Fial | Independent |
| John Grays | Independent |
| Johnny Duane Buford | Independent |
| John Pawloski | American Independent Party |
| John R. Gibb Jr. | Republican Party |
| John Robert Badger | Democratic Party |
| John Washington III | Democratic Party |
| Jonathan Alfonso Alfaro | People Over Politics Party |
| Jonathan Bailey | Independent |
| Jonathan Collins | Independent |
| Joseph Catalano | Independent |
| Joseph Durazo | Ace Party |
| Joseph Luiz Gonzaga | Independent |
| Joseph McWilliams | Republican Party |
| Joshua Gray | Independent |
| Joshua Hartloper | Independent |
| Joshua Qualls | Democratic Party |
| Judah B. Wilson | Unaffiliated |
| Julianne Jones | Democratic Party |
| Kearon Allen | Independent |
| Kelan Farrell-Smith | Democratic Party |
| Kelly Kokas | Democratic Party |
| Kenneth Newton | Independence Party |
| Kenny Taylor | Democratic Party |
| Kevin West | Independent |
| Khistina Dejean | Independent |
| Kia Legette | Democratic Party |
| Kimberly Cloud | Republican Party |
| LaCorey Harrid | Democratic Party |
| Lance A. Williams | Independent |
| Latronica Fisher | Independence Party |
| Lawrence Morris | Democratic Party |
| Lee Thomas | Independent |
| Lucas Connor | Independent |
| Luc Langelier | Republican Party |
| Luis Alberto Lavin | Unaffiliated |
| Lyndsey Servoss | Independent |
| Mae Ditty | Unaffiliated |
| Maegan O'Callaghan | Independent |
| Maison Alvarez | Republican Party |
| Marcello Gomez | Independent |
| Marie Encar Arnold | Republican Party |
| Mark Edward Baldwin | Republican Party |
| Marquita Nichole Harrell | Democratic Party |
| Matthew Gibbons | Independent |
| Melissa Kotulski | Democratic Party |
| Messiah Snider | Independent |
| Michael Bickelmeyer | Republican Party |
| Michael Dombrowski | Independent |
| Michael Harbour | Independent |
| Michael Ian Vargo | Independent |
| Michael J. Morin | Independent |
| Michael Lynn | Independent |
| Michael Sigmon | Progressive Party |
| Michael Soetaert | Democratic Party |
| Michael Williams Jr. | The Human Rights Party |
| Miche'al Dixon | Veteran's Party |
| Miesha Perkins | Independent |
| Mohammad Masadeh | Republican Party |
| Monique Laurette Spalding | Republican Party |
| Morgan Gross | Independent |
| Moxie Goldman | Independent |
| Najah Williams | Citizens' Party |
| Nathan Bork | Independent |
| Neil Gillespie | Unaffiliated |
| Neil Leeds | Republican Party |
| Nicholas Biller | Independent |
| Nicholas Maddock | Unaffiliated |
| Nicholas Sopkovich | Republican Party |
| Nickolaos Grossenbacher | Independence Party |
| Noble Phoenix Micha El | Independent American Party |
| Noel Engel | Independent |
| Nokha Barayon | Independent |
| Oriel Sylvester | Democratic Party |
| Owen N. Carlson | Republican Party |
| Pamela Pinkney Apostlett | Independent |
| Personna Evans | Republican Party |
| Phillip Galinsky | Independent |
| Pierre Andre Euzarraga | Independent |
| Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro | Democratic Party |
| Princess Vlandamir | Independent |
| Rachel Adams Edwards | Independent |
| Ramona Elizabeth Mayon | Independent |
| Ray Leverette | Republican Party |
| Rebecca Lobas | Independent |
| Rene Campos | Independent |
| Rhonda Johnson | Independent |
| Richard L. Uggen | Independent |
| Robbie Hoffman | Democratic Party |
| Robert A. Mitchell | Republican Party |
| Robert Daniel Davis | Democratic Party |
| Robert Grey | Independent |
| Robert Neil Cheader | Republican Party |
| Rodshawn Coleman | Independent |
| Roland Kwadwo Dela Agorkle | Democratic Party |
| Romeo Biswa | Republican Party |
| Ronald Lovelace | Republican Party |
| Ron Helms | Independent |
| Rune Wigglesworth | Independent |
| Sampson Ramirez | Republican Party |
| Sandrina Hamilton | Democratic Party |
| Scott Khourie | Independent |
| Scott Merrell | Republican Party |
| Sebastian Lillie | Republican Party |
| Sexy Vegan | Independent |
| Shawn Asberry | Republican Party |
| Shawn Townsend | Democratic Party |
| Shelby Smith | American Independent Party |
| Shirazzi Geye | American Independent Party |
| Shiva Ayyadurai | Independent |
| Skyles Rockefeller | Democratic Party |
| Stephanie Shegrud | Independent |
| Stephen Maxwell | Republican Party |
| Stephen M. Patterson | Democratic Party |
| Steven Angelucci | Independent |
| Suzzanna V. Tanner | Independent |
| Talalupe Fonzie Vavao | Republican Party |
| Thomas Winterbottom | Democratic Party |
| Tim Murnane | Independence Party |
| Timothy Charles Kalemkarian | Republican Party |
| Timothy Cotter | Independent |
| Timothy Michael Villari | Republican Party |
| Tina Jayne Hahn | Independent |
| Titus Pierce | Republican Party |
| Trenita Walker | Democratic Party |
| Tyrone Dawayne Brown | Republican Party |
| Valma Kittington | Democratic Party |
| Vincent Brockus | Democratic Party |
| Vincent Cordova | Independent |
| Wade Hornbuckle | Republican Party |
| Wayne Norris | Republican Party |
| Wayne Pope | Democratic Party |
| William Farms | Democratic Party |
| William Lee Hunt | Independent |
| Willie Carter | Democratic Party |
| Xavier Lampkin | Republican Party |
| Zachary Greenwald | Democratic Party |
See also
- Presidential candidates, 2028
- Presidential election, 2028
- List of registered 2024 presidential candidates
- List of registered 2020 presidential candidates
Footnotes
- ↑ Some applicants used pseudonyms; candidate names and party affiliations are written as they appeared on the FEC website on the date that they initially filed with the FEC.
- ↑ Candidates with apparent fraudulent, fictitious, or duplicative filings are not included.
- ↑ FEC, "Candidates for President," accessed August 25, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 USA.gov, "Presidential Election Process," accessed May 18, 2018
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Yes, a ton of people are running for president. It’s still not the record, though," July 2, 2015
- ↑ FEC, "Candidates for President," accessed August 25, 2025
- ↑ Candidates with apparent fraudulent, fictitious, or duplicative filings are not included.
