Gov. Sanders Fuels Speculation About A Brewing 2028 White House Bid

In an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Sanders was asked about her political future and whether her father, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), would support her following in his footsteps by running for president.

“I don’t know,” Sanders, who won reelection for her second and final term as governor, said with a laugh. “Given the fact that he knows what that means, I’m not sure he would wish that on me in some cases.”

Her father unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016, winning the Iowa caucuses during his first campaign. Sanders helped run her father’s campaign operation in 2008.

When CNN host Dana Bash pressed Sanders about her own presidential ambitions, the governor emphasized that she was happy in her current role but did not completely rule out a presidential run.

“For me, personally, I just got reelected as the governor of Arkansas. I love what I’m doing, and I look forward to holding this job for the next four years,” Sanders said. “My plan is to focus and do as best as I can lifting up the people of my state, moving my state forward, and really just keep my focus there for right now.”

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NEW ALL-TIME HIGH: Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ odds to run for President in 2028 rise to 54% pic.twitter.com/pVzNkvhKg9

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Supporters and donors have been encouraging Republican Arkansas governor and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to run for president in the 2028 cycle, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation. https://t.co/JtdsCl1Hkh

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts her tax cuts and jobs and says she'd welcome a race against AOC. Gene Ho says Sanders would mop the floor with her, and Dave Blaze says her record would get picked apart.… pic.twitter.com/WkAhFBarTW

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Supporters and donors have been encouraging Republican Arkansas governor and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to run for president in the 2028 cycle, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

When asked about the outreach Sanders has been receiving, her communications director Sam Dubke told ABC News that “Governor Sanders looks forward to serving the people of Arkansas for the next four years.”

Sanders, the daughter of Mike Huckabee, himself a former Arkansas governor, Repubican presidential candidate and current U.S. ambassador to Israel, won re-election as governor last week. She became the first woman ever elected Arkansas governor in 2022.

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Arkansas Gov. Sanders: Vance is the GOP’s dominant figure for 2028 and predicts the pendulum will swing right because Democrats are only focused on going after Trump. pic.twitter.com/W3xu9MSFgD

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Brittany Belle

(@BrittanyinTexas) November 14, 2026

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