List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2012
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112th U.S. Congress who did not run for re-election in the 2012 Congress elections.
A total of 52 members of the 112th U.S. Congress did not run for re-election, which represented 9.7 percent of the 535 members.
U.S. Senate members
A total of 10 U.S. Senate incumbents did not run for re-election. The 10 retiring incumbents represent 30.3% of incumbents who were eligible to run for re-election.
5 Democrats
4 Republicans
1 Independent
| Name: | Party: | Current office: |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Nelson |  Democratic
| Nebraska |
| Daniel Akaka | Democratic
| Hawaii |
| Herb Kohl | Democratic
| Wisconsin |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democratic
| New Mexico |
| Jim Webb | Democratic
| Virginia |
| Joe Lieberman |  Non-partisan
| Connecticut |
| Jon Kyl |  Republican
| Arizona |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican
| Texas |
| Kent Conrad | Democratic
| North Dakota |
| Olympia Snowe | Republican
| Maine |
U.S. House members
A total of 42 U.S. House incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. The 42 incumbents who retired represent 9.7% of incumbents who were eligible to run for re-election.
- 23 Democrats
- 19 Republicans
| Name: | Party: | Current office: |
|---|---|---|
| Barney Frank | Democratic
| Massachusetts, District 4 |
| Bob Filner | Democratic
| Mayor of San Diego |
| Bob Turner | Republican
| New York, District 9 |
| Brad Miller | Democratic
| North Carolina, District 13 |
| Charles A. "Charlie" Gonzalez | Democratic
| Texas, District 20 |
| Christopher S. Murphy | Democratic
| Connecticut |
| Connie Mack | Republican
| Florida, District 14 |
| Dale E. Kildee | Democratic
| Michigan, District 5 |
| Dan Boren | Democratic
| Oklahoma, District 2 |
| Dan Burton | Republican
| Indiana, District 5 |
| David Dreier | Republican
| California, District 26 |
| Dennis Cardoza | Democratic
| California, District 18 |
| Denny Rehberg | Republican
| U.S. House, Montana, At-large |
| Ed Towns | Democratic
| New York, District 10 |
| Elton Gallegly | Republican
| California, District 24 |
| Gary Ackerman | Democratic
| New York, District 5 |
| Geoff Davis | Republican
| Kentucky, District 4 |
| Heath Shuler | Democratic
| North Carolina, District 11 |
| Jay Inslee | Democratic
| Governor of Washington |
| Jeff Flake | Republican
| Arizona |
| Jerry F. Costello | Democratic
| Illinois, District 12 |
| Jerry Lewis | Republican
| California, District 41 |
| Joe Donnelly | Democratic
| Indiana |
| John Olver | Democratic
| Massachusetts, District 1 |
| Lynn Woolsey | Democratic
| California, District 6 |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic
| New Mexico |
| Maurice Hinchey | Democratic
| New York, District 22 |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic
| Hawaii |
| Mike Pence | Republican
| Governor of Indiana |
| Mike Ross | Democratic
| Arkansas, District 4 |
| Norm Dicks | Democratic
| Washington, District 6 |
| Rick Berg | Republican
| North Dakota, At-Large, District |
| Ron Paul | Republican
| Texas, District 14 |
| Shelley Berkley | Democratic
| Nevada, District 1 |
| Steve Austria | Republican
| Ohio, District 7 |
| Steven C. LaTourette | Republican
| Ohio, District 14 |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican
| North Carolina, District 9 |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic
| Wisconsin |
| Timothy V. Johnson | Republican
| Illinois, District 15 |
| W. Todd Akin | Republican
| Missouri, District 2 |
| Todd Russell Platts | Republican
| U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 19 |
| Wally Herger | Republican
| California, District 2 |
Officials who left office early
The following members of the 112th U.S. Congress did not complete their term.
| Name: | Party: | Office: |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Weiner | Democratic
| Mayor of New York City |
| David Wu | Democratic
| U.S. House, Oregon, District 1 |
| Donald M. Payne | Democratic
| U.S. House, New Jersey, District 10 |
| Gabrielle Giffords | Democratic
| U.S. House, Arizona, District 8 |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 11 |
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