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List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2014

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This page lists the incumbent members of the 113th U.S. Congress who did not run for re-election in the 2014 Congress elections.

This page was updated as incumbents announced whether or not they would seek re-election in 2014.

U.S. Senate members

  • Democratic Party 5 Democrats
  • Republican Party 2 Republicans

This list includes John Walsh of Montana who was appointed to the Senate in February 2014, but decided against seeking a full-term.

Name:Party:Current office:
Carl LevinElectiondot.png Democratic U.S. Senator, Michigan
Jay RockefellerElectiondot.png Democratic West Virginia
John WalshElectiondot.png Democratic Montana
Mike JohannsEnds.png Republican Nebraska
Saxby ChamblissEnds.png Republican Georgia
Tim JohnsonElectiondot.png Democratic South Dakota
Tom HarkinElectiondot.png Democratic U.S. Senator, Iowa

U.S. House members

Of the 41 House members listed below, 13 left their current positions to run for the Senate in 2014.

  • Democratic Party 16 Democrats
  • Republican Party 25 Republicans
Name:Party:Current office:
Allyson SchwartzElectiondot.png Democratic Pennsylvania, District 13
Bill CassidyEnds.png Republican Louisiana
Bill OwensElectiondot.png Democratic New York, District 21
Bruce BraleyElectiondot.png Democratic Iowa, District 1
Buck McKeonEnds.png Republican California, District 25
Carolyn McCarthyElectiondot.png Democratic New York, District 4
Colleen HanabusaElectiondot.png Democratic Hawaii, District 1
Cory GardnerEnds.png Republican Colorado
Dave CampEnds.png Republican Michigan, District 4
Doc HastingsEnds.png Republican Washington, District 4
Ed PastorElectiondot.png Democratic Arizona, District 7
Frank WolfEnds.png Republican Virginia, District 10
Gary MillerEnds.png Republican California, District 31
Gary PetersElectiondot.png Democratic Michigan
George MillerElectiondot.png Democratic California, District 11
Gloria Negrete McLeodElectiondot.png Democratic California, District 35
Henry WaxmanElectiondot.png Democratic California, District 33
Howard CobleEnds.png Republican North Carolina, District 6
Jack KingstonEnds.png Republican Georgia, District 1
James LankfordEnds.png Republican Oklahoma
Jim GerlachEnds.png Republican Pennsylvania, District 6
Jim MathesonElectiondot.png Democratic Utah, District 4
Jim MoranElectiondot.png Democratic Virginia, District 8
John CampbellEnds.png Republican California, District 45
John D. Dingell, Jr.Electiondot.png Democratic Michigan, District 12
Jon RunyanEnds.png Republican New Jersey, District 3
Michele BachmannEnds.png Republican Minnesota, District 6
Mike McIntyreElectiondot.png Democratic North Carolina, District 7
Mike MichaudElectiondot.png Democratic Maine, District 2
Mike RogersEnds.png Republican Michigan, District 8
Paul C. BrounEnds.png Republican Georgia, District 9
Phil GingreyEnds.png Republican Georgia, District 11
Rush D. Holt, Jr.Electiondot.png Democratic New Jersey, District 12
Shelley Moore CapitoEnds.png Republican West Virginia
Spencer BachusEnds.png Republican Alabama, District 6
Steve DainesEnds.png Republican Montana
Steve StockmanEnds.png Republican Texas, District 36
Tim GriffinEnds.png Republican Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Tom CottonEnds.png Republican Arkansas
Tom LathamEnds.png Republican Iowa, District 3
Tom PetriEnds.png Republican Wisconsin, District 6

Officials who left office early

The following members of the 113th U.S. Congress did not complete their term.

Name:Party:Office:
C.W. Bill YoungEnds.png Republican U.S. House, Florida, District 13
Ed MarkeyElectiondot.png Democratic U.S. House, Massachusetts, District 5
Eric CantorEnds.png Republican U.S. House, Virginia, District 7
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.Electiondot.png Democratic U.S. House, Illinois, District 2
Jim DeMintEnds.png Republican U.S. Senate, South Carolina
Jo Ann EmersonEnds.png Republican U.S. House, Missouri, District 8
Jo BonnerEnds.png Republican U.S. House, Alabama, District 1
John KerryElectiondot.png Democratic U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
Max BaucusElectiondot.png Democratic U.S. Senate, Montana
Melvin L. WattElectiondot.png Democratic U.S. House, North Carolina, District 12
Rob AndrewsElectiondot.png Democratic U.S. House, New Jersey, District 1
Rodney AlexanderEnds.png Republican U.S. House, Louisiana, District 5
Tim ScottEnds.png Republican U.S. House, South Carolina District 1
Trey RadelEnds.png Republican U.S. House, Florida, District 19

Congressional retirements by month, 2011-2020

See also: Congressional retirements by month, 2011-2020

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 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.


Analysis

Historical comparison

The following table includes figures on Democratic and Republican members of Congress who either left office during their term or announced that they would not seek re-election for each election year since 2012.

Outgoing members of Congress, 2012-2018
Year Chamber Democrats not seeking re-election Republicans not seeking re-election Total not seeking re-election Democrats leaving office early Republicans leaving office early Total leaving office early
2018
U.S. Senate 0 3 3 1 2 3
U.S. House 18 34 52 3 14 17
Total 18 37 55 4 16 20
2016
U.S. Senate 3 2 5 0 0 0
U.S. House 16 24 40 2 5 7
Total 19 26 45 2 5 7
2014
U.S. Senate 5 2 7 3 2 5
U.S. House 16 25 41 3 6 9
Total 21 27 48 6 8 14
2012
U.S. Senate 6 3 10[1] 0 0 0
U.S. House 23 20 43 4 1 5
Total 29 23 53 4 1 5

Retirements as a percentage of party caucus

The number of retirements in each party as a percentage of the party's total number of Congressional members illustrates the amount of turnover happening within a party in a given election cycle. The table below shows Congressional retirements as a percentage of each party's total caucus members immediately following the previous election.

Retirements as percent of Democrat and Republican caucus
Cycle Total retiring incumbents Retiring Democrats Retiring Democrats as percentage of caucus Retiring Republicans Retiring Republicans as percentage of caucus
2022 55 32 11.85% 23 8.75%
2020 40 10 3.57% 29 11.46%
2018 55 18 7.44% 37 12.63%
2016 45 19 8.12% 26 8.64%
2014 48 21 8.47% 27 9.41%

Prior election margins of victory

Retirements in districts with a narrow margin of victory (MOV) can indicate a potentially competitive election in the next cycle. Retirements from seats with a margin of victory of less than 10 percentage points in each election cycle included:

  • Seven Democrats and three Republicans out of 56 total retirements in the 2022 cycle
  • Seven Republicans out of 40 total retirements in the 2020 cycle
  • Five Democrats and three Republicans out of 55 total retirements in the 2018 cycle
  • Five Democrats and one Republican out of 45 total retirements in the 2016 cycle
  • Five Democrats and Five Republicans out of 48 total retirements in the 2014 cycle
Retirements in districts that had a MOV of 10 percentage points or less in the prior cycle, 2014-2022
Cycle Total retiring incumbents Retiring incumbents with MOV of <10% Retiring Democrats with MOV of <10% Retiring Republicans with MOV of <10%
2022 55 10 7 3
2020 40 7 0 7
2018 55 8 5 3
2016 45 6 5 1
2014 48 10 5 5

The average 2016 margin of victory of House incumbents not running for re-election in 2018 was 29.7 percent. By comparison, the average 2014 margin of victory of those House members who did not run for re-election in 2016 was 34.1 percent.

Ballotpedia noted the margin of victory in the previous election of U.S. House incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2018, as compared to those incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016. This data is shown in the chart below. The average margin of victory in all U.S. House races in 2016 was 36.7 percent.

Note: This data for this analysis includes six members who announced they were not running for re-election in the 2018 cycle prior to their resigning from the House of Representatives.

See also

  1. Figure includes Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).