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The 2028 United States Senate election in Appalachia was held on November 3, 2028 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Appalachia. Florence Val-Valentine was elected in the 2022 election as a Democrat and shortly defected to the Republicans once he took office, he then died in office and was replaced with Republican Heidi Cruz. Cruz shortly switched to the Democratic Party, and then the Unity Party. She served for 3 years before resigning, Governor Ian Washington appointed Republican Dr. Beluga in her place, who opted to not run for a full term.
Republican Melanie Grant was the first to announce her campaign, but dropped out shortly after. There was speculation that Unity Cascade Senator Thomas Duberry would run for the seat, he filed the needed paperwork but declined the candidacy.
Former President Martha Holley won the Democratic Nomination and defeated Unity Party candidate Malan Athos, who was endorsed by the South Carolina Nationalist Party and the Communist Party.
Democratic primary[]
Nominee[]
- Martha Holley, former United States President (2025) and United States Senator from Concord (2023-2025)
Unity primary[]
Nominee[]
- Malan Athos, Candidate for Unity Vice-Chair in 2029 and Staffer to Senator Adrian Jones
Filed paperwork but declined run[]
- Thomas Duberry, United States Senator from Cascade
Republican primary[]
Withdrawn[]
- Melanie Grant, Appalachia RNC Official
Declined[]
- George Wit, United States Representative from Appalachia's 1st District (2023-present) (Ran for Re-election)
Independents[]
Declined[]
- Jacob Cardinal Val-Valentine, son of Senator Florence Val-Valentine and Megadonor
Campaign[]
Athos led by large margins in early polls, receiving the endorsements of many Unity Party officials. Once Martha Holley entered the race, he swiftly lost his lead and lost most of the momentum his campaign had. He was however endorsed by the by the South Carolina Nationalist Party and the Communist Party, which provided him additional support in regions such as South Carolina.