Trump's VP Odds: Where Does Vegas Rank Marco Rubio and DeSantis?

Trump says he has already made his vice presidential candidate selection. Will it be Miami's own Marco Rubio?

June 27, 2024

Image: Side by side photos of Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio

Vegas has laid out the odds or Trump's VP pick. Photo (left) by Joe Raedle/Getty Images, photo (right) by Gage Skidmore

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While rumors circulated that former president Donald Trump will announce his vice president selection before tonight's presidential debate, his lips have been sealed so far.

Trump told reporters on Saturday he has already decided his running mate. He said the individual will likely be at the debate against President Joe Biden on Thursday, June 27 in Atlanta.

Plenty of names have been thrown around including Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, and Florida's own Sen. Marco Rubio. Vance, Burgum, Rubio, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott are all expected to be in attendance.

If you are the betting kind, here is a list of who Vegas Insider thinks has the best chance to earn the VP nod:

2024 Republican Vice President Nominee Odds

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott: 4/1
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum: 11/2
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance: 11/2
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio: 8/1
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson: 10/1
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: 10/1
Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: 12/1
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik: 14/1
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy: 25/1
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley: 25/1
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: 33/1
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem: 33/1

Naomi Feinstein is a staff writer of Miami New Times where she primarily focuses on news. Naomi started her career with New Times as a summer intern in 2019, then returned as a fellow in August 2022 before joining the staff full-time in February 2023. She graduated from University of Miami where she contributed to the student-run newspaper, the Miami Hurricane. She holds a master’s degree and graduated with honors from the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2021, Naomi was recognized as the College Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists of Florida, and she placed second for Best General News Story in the 2021 Pinnacle Awards.

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