As Donald Trump celebrates victory after being elected for another presidential term, a question arises: will he be able to run again in 2028?
On Nov. 5. the Republican president-elect won the electoral college with 277 votes beating his opponent the Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris had 224 votes.
At his victory celebration in Florida, Trump spoke to his supporters on Wednesday morning stating his election win amounted to “a magnificent victory for the American people.”
For a presidential candidate to win, they must have 270 electoral votes from the electoral college. The electoral college is a process which electors in the United States uses to elect the next president.
“The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President,” the National Archives said. “Your State has the same number of electors as it does Members in its Congressional delegation: one for each Member in the House of Representatives plus two Senators.”
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In 2016, Trump became the 45th president after gaining 304 electoral votes against the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, the National Archives said. He then ran again in 2020 but was defeated by the Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the current President of the US.
In the 2020 presidential race, President Joe Biden won with 306 electoral votes while Trump only had 232 votes, the government agency’s records show.
