Congressional retirements by month, 2011-2025
Between January 2011 and September 2025, Ballotpedia tracked 377 announcements from members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives who announced they would not seek re-election. January had seen the highest number of announcements of any month at 69. The fewest announcements—16—happened in June.
During odd-number years, when no regular congressional elections were held, November had the highest number of announcements at 40. January saw the highest number of even-year announcements at 47.
This page breaks down announcements by congressional members who announced they would not run for re-election by month and year.
Number of members who announced they would not run for re-election, by month
January had the highest number of members announcing they would not run for re-election at 69. Forty-seven of those took place during election years and 22 during odd-number years. The fewest announcements took place in June at 16. In June, 13 happened during off years and three during election years.
Hover over the bars in the chart below to see the number of even- and odd-year announcements by month.
November had the second-highest total announcements at 45. Five November announcements occurred during an election year and 40 occurred during an off year.
August saw the second-fewest announcements after June at 19. In August, all but one happened during off years.
Announcements by month and year
The following table shows the number of members who announced they would not run for re-election by month and by year. Click on a month to sort the table in ascending or descending order by that month.
Data table
The table below documents each announcement and includes the officeholder, chamber, party, year, date of the announcement, and sources.
