This week's question was, How many U.S. Senators have announced they aren’t running for re-election in 2024 so far?

You answered: 5
The correct answer is seven.

The seven Senate retirements so far match those announced for the entire 2014 election cycle. Five of the retiring Senators this cycle are Democrats, and two are Republicans.

Sens. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) are the two most recent Senate retirees.

Butler was appointed in October to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who died on Sept. 29. Manchin, a former governor, has been in the Senate since 2010. They are both retiring from public office.

Besides Butler and Manchin, four other Senators not running for re-election are retiring from public office:

• Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.);
• Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.);
• Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.); and,
• Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah)

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) is running for governor of Indiana.

When compared to the last three election cycles, there were six Senate retirements at this point in 2022, four at this point in 2020, and two at this point in 2018.

Overall so far (as of Nov. 16), 32 members of Congress—seven U.S. Senators and 25 House members—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024.

Click here to learn more about 2024 congressional retirements.

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