2028 Presidential Election › Candidates › Glenn Youngkin
Republican
Glenn Youngkin
Former Governor of Virginia
2%±0up 0.9up 1.1
Chance of winning the 2028 Republican nomination, 5th among the contenders we track. Kalshi 2% · Polymarket 1%
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Background
A former private-equity executive, Youngkin won Virginia's governorship in 2021 in his first run for office. Virginia limits governors to one consecutive term, and his ended in January 2026.
- Born
- December 9, 1966 in Richmond, Virginia (age 59)
- Home state
- Virginia
- Education
- Rice University; Harvard Business School
Career
- Governor of Virginia (2022–2026)
- Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group
Notable record
- First Republican elected governor of Virginia since 2009
- Signed about $4 billion in tax cuts in his first budget (2022)
- Former co-CEO of The Carlyle Group
Other Republican contenders
- JD VanceVice President of the United States33%
- Marco RubioU.S. Secretary of State23%
- Ron DeSantisGovernor of Florida15%
- Ted CruzU.S. Senator from Texas2%
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