2028 Democratic Primary (Mercbl)

In the 2028 Democratic primaries, Secretary of Transport Pete Buttigieg emerged as the parties nominee, defeating his two main challengers, California senator Gavin Newsom and comedian Stephen Colbert in a close race to become the party's nominee.

These primaries occurred shortly after the True Progressive party split from the Democrats, taking a number of prominent progressive and populist Democrats with them.

The democratic nominee, Pete Buttigieg would go on to lose the 2028 presidential election to Republican nominee, Kim Reynolds.