2028 Presidential Election › Candidates › Nikki Haley
Republican
Nikki Haley
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
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Chance of winning the 2028 Republican nomination, 8th among the contenders we track. Kalshi 2% · Polymarket <1%
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Background
The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley was South Carolina's first woman governor and later ambassador to the United Nations. She was the last major challenger to Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primaries.
- Born
- January 20, 1972 in Bamberg, South Carolina (age 54)
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Education
- Clemson University
Career
- U.S. Ambassador to the UN (2017–2018)
- Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)
- South Carolina House (2005–2011)
Notable record
- First woman elected governor of South Carolina
- Signed the 2015 law removing the Confederate flag from the State House grounds
- Won the 2024 Republican primaries in Washington, D.C. and Vermont
Other Republican contenders
- JD VanceVice President of the United States33%
- Marco RubioU.S. Secretary of State20%
- Ron DeSantisGovernor of Florida15%
- Ted CruzU.S. Senator from Texas2%
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