U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election, 2012-present
Beginning in 2016, Ballotpedia tracked how many members of Congress announced they would not seek re-election each cycle. Typically, these incumbents either retired from office or ran for a different office. This page features summaries of each election's analysis and links to the full analysis pages.
Click a year below to read analysis from that year:
Overview
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, 2012-2024 | |||||||
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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 |
2024 | |||||||
U.S. Senate | 4 | 2 | 8[1] | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
U.S. House | 24 | 21 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Total | 28 | 23 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
2022 | |||||||
U.S. Senate | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
U.S. House | 31 | 18 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
Total | 32 | 23 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
2020 | |||||||
U.S. Senate | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
U.S. House | 9 | 26 | 36[2] | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
Total | 10 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
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[3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
U.S. House | 23 | 20 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Total | 29 | 23 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2024
U.S. Senate members not seeking re-election
Eight United States Senators did not seek re-election to their U.S. Senate seats (not including those who left office early):
Incumbents retiring from public office
- See also: United States Senate elections, 2024
Retiring from public office, 2024 | ||||||
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Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
Kyrsten Sinema | ![]() |
Arizona | March 5, 2024[4] | |||
Joe Manchin | ![]() |
West Virginia | November 9, 2023[5] | |||
Laphonza Butler | ![]() |
California | October 19, 2023[6][7] | |||
Debbie Stabenow | ![]() |
Michigan | January 5, 2023[8] | |||
Ben Cardin | ![]() |
Maryland | May 1, 2023[9] | |||
Tom Carper | ![]() |
Delaware | May 22, 2023[10] | |||
Mitt Romney | ![]() |
Utah | September 13, 2023[11] |
U.S. Senate members seeking other offices
U.S. Senate members running for governor
Running for governor, 2024 | ||||||
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Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
Mike Braun | ![]() |
Indiana | November 30, 2022[12] |
U.S. House members not seeking re-election
Forty-five members of the U.S. House did not seek re-election to their seats (not including those who left office early):
Incumbents retiring from public office
Incumbents seeking other offices
U.S. House members seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate
U.S. House members running for governor
Running for another office, 2024 | ||||||
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Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
Kelly Armstrong | ![]() |
North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District | January 23 2024[55] | |||
Abigail Spanberger | ![]() |
Virginia's 7th Congressional District | November 13, 2023[56] |
U.S. House members seeking another office
Running for another office, 2024 | ||||||
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Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
Dean Phillips | ![]() |
Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District | November 24, 2023[57] | |||
Jeff Jackson | ![]() |
North Carolina's 14th Congressional District | October 26, 2023[58] | |||
Dan Bishop | ![]() |
North Carolina's 8th Congressional District | August 3, 2023[59] |
Click here to read the full 2024 analysis.
2022
U.S. Senate members
Incumbents retiring from public office
Retired from public office, 2022 | ||||||
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Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
Richard Burr | ![]() |
North Carolina | July 20, 2016[60] | |||
Pat Toomey | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | Oct. 5, 2020[61] | |||
Rob Portman | ![]() |
Ohio | Jan. 25, 2021[62] | |||
Richard Shelby | ![]() |
Alabama | Feb. 8, 2021[63] | |||
Roy Blunt | ![]() |
Missouri | March 8, 2021[64] | |||
Patrick Leahy | ![]() |
Vermont | November 15, 2021[65] |
U.S. House members
Forty-nine representatives did not seek re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):
Incumbents retiring from public office
Retired from public office, 2022 | ||||||
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Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
Christopher Jacobs | ![]() |
New York | June 3, 2022[66] | |||
Bob Gibbs | ![]() |
Ohio | April 6, 2022[67] | |||
Fred Upton | ![]() |
Michigan | April 5, 2022[68] | |||
Van Taylor | ![]() |
Texas | March 2, 2022[69] | |||
Ted Deutch | ![]() |
Florida | February 28, 2022[70] | |||
Fred Keller | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | February 28, 2022[71] | |||
Kathleen Rice | ![]() |
New York | February 15, 2022[72] | |||
Jim Cooper | ![]() |
Tennessee | January 25, 2022[73] | |||
Jerry McNerney | ![]() |
California | January 18, 2022[74] | |||
Jim Langevin | ![]() |
Rhode Island | January 18, 2022[75] | |||
John Katko | ![]() |
New York | January 14, 2022[76] | |||
Trey Hollingsworth | ![]() |
Indiana | January 12, 2022[77] | |||
Ed Perlmutter | ![]() |
Colorado | January 10, 2022[78] | |||
Brenda Lawrence | ![]() |
Michigan | January 4, 2022[79] | |||
Bobby Rush | ![]() |
Illinois | January 3, 2022[80] | |||
Albio Sires | ![]() |
New Jersey | December 21, 2021[81] | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | ![]() |
California | December 21, 2021[82] | |||
Stephanie Murphy | ![]() |
Florida | December 20, 2021[83] | |||
Alan Lowenthal | ![]() |
California | December 16, 2021[84] | |||
Peter DeFazio | ![]() |
Oregon | December 1, 2021[85] | |||
G.K. Butterfield | ![]() |
North Carolina | November 19, 2021[86] | |||
Jackie Speier | ![]() |
California | November 16, 2021[87] | |||
Adam Kinzinger | ![]() |
Illinois | October 29, 2021[88] | |||
Michael Doyle | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | October 18, 2021[89] | |||
David Price | ![]() |
North Carolina | October 18, 2021[90] | |||
John Yarmuth | ![]() |
Kentucky | October 12, 2021[91] | |||
Anthony Gonzalez | ![]() |
Ohio | September 16, 2021[92] | |||
Ron Kind | ![]() |
Wisconsin | August 10, 2021[93] | |||
Cheri Bustos | ![]() |
Illinois | April 30, 2021[94] | |||
Kevin Brady | ![]() |
Texas | April 14, 2021[95] | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | ![]() |
Arizona | March 12, 2021[96] | |||
Eddie Bernice Johnson | ![]() |
Texas | October 9, 2019[97] |
Incumbents seeking other offices
U.S. House members seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate
Ran for Senate, 2022 | ||||||
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Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
Markwayne Mullin | ![]() |
Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District | February 26, 2022[98] | |||
Peter Welch | ![]() |
Vermont's At-Large Congressional District | November 22, 2021[99] | |||
Conor Lamb | ![]() |
Pennsylvania's 17th | August 6, 2021[100] | |||
Billy Long | ![]() |
Missouri's 7th | August 3, 2021[101] | |||
Vicky Hartzler | ![]() |
Missouri's 4th | June 10, 2021[102] | |||
Val Demings | ![]() |
Florida's 10th | June 9, 2021[103] | |||
Ted Budd | ![]() |
North Carolina's 13th | April 28, 2021[104] | |||
Tim Ryan | ![]() |
Ohio's 13th | April 26, 2021[105] | |||
Mo Brooks | ![]() |
Alabama's 5th | March 22, 2021[106] |
U.S. House members running for governor
Ran for governor, 2022 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
Kai Kahele | ![]() |
Hawaii's 2nd | May 7, 2022[107] | |||
Tom Suozzi | ![]() |
New York's 3rd | November 29, 2021[108] | |||
Charlie Crist | ![]() |
Florida's 13th | May 4, 2021[109] | |||
Lee Zeldin | ![]() |
New York's 1st | April 8, 2021[110][111] |
U.S. House members running for another office
Ran for another office, 2022 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
Louie Gohmert | ![]() |
Texas' 1st | November 22, 2021[112] | |||
Anthony G. Brown | ![]() |
Maryland's 4th | October 25, 2021[113] | |||
Karen Bass | ![]() |
California's 37th | September 27, 2021[114] | |||
Jody Hice | ![]() |
Georgia's 10th | March 22, 2021[115] |
Announcements by number of months before an election
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2020
U.S. Senate members
Incumbents who retired from public office
Retiring from public office, 2020 | ||||||
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Name | Party | State | Date announced | 2020 winner's party | ||
Lamar Alexander | ![]() |
Tennessee | December 17, 2018 | ![]() | ||
Mike Enzi | ![]() |
Wyoming | May 4, 2019 | ![]() | ||
Pat Roberts | ![]() |
Kansas | January 4, 2019 | ![]() | ||
Tom Udall | ![]() |
New Mexico | March 25, 2019 | ![]() |
U.S. House members
Thirty-six representatives did not seek re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):
9 Democratic members of the U.S. House
26 Republican members of the U.S. House
1 Libertarian member of the U.S. House
The chart below shows the number of announced retirements by party over time beginning in January 2019.
Incumbents who retired from public office
5 Democratic members of the U.S. House
20 Republican members of the U.S. House
1 Libertarian member of the U.S. House
Incumbents who sought other offices
U.S. House members who ran for President
Running for president, 2020 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | 2020 winner's party | Party change? | |
Tulsi Gabbard | ![]() |
Hawaii's 2nd | October 25, 2019 | ![]() |
No |
U.S. House members who sought a seat in the U.S. Senate
Running for Senate, 2020 | ||||||
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Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | 2020 winner's party | Party change? | |
Bradley Byrne | ![]() |
Alabama's 1st | February 20, 2019 | ![]() |
No | |
Ben Ray Lujan | ![]() |
New Mexico's 3rd | April 1, 2019 | ![]() |
No | |
Roger Marshall | ![]() |
Kansas' 1st | September 7, 2019 | ![]() |
No | |
Joseph Kennedy III | ![]() |
Massachusetts' 4th | September 21, 2019 | ![]() |
No | |
Doug Collins | ![]() |
Georgia's 9th | January 29, 2020 | ![]() |
No |
U.S. House members who ran for governor
Running for governor, 2020 | ||||||
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Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | 2020 winner's party | Party change? | |
Greg Gianforte | ![]() |
Montana At-Large | June 6, 2019 | ![]() |
No |
U.S. House members who ran for another office
Running for another office, 2020 | ||||||
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Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | 2020 winner's party | Party change? | |
Paul Cook | ![]() |
California's 8th | September 17, 2019 | ![]() |
No | |
Denny Heck[116] | ![]() |
Washington's 10th | April 9, 2020 | ![]() |
No | |
Rob Bishop[117] | ![]() |
Utah's 1st | January 16, 2020 | ![]() |
No |
Click here to read the full 2020 analysis.
2018
U.S. Senate members
Name | Party | State | Date announced | Winner of open seat |
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Bob Corker | ![]() | Tennessee | September 26, 2017[118] | ![]() |
Jeff Flake | ![]() | Arizona | October 24, 2017[119] | ![]() |
Orrin Hatch | ![]() | Utah | January 2, 2018[120] | ![]() |
U.S. House members
A total of 52 representatives did not seek re-election to their U.S. House districts:
In total, 14 of the 52 districts changed party hands. Eleven seats flipped from Republican to Democrat. Three seats flipped from Democrat to Republican.
Incumbents who retired from public office
Name | Party | District | Date announced | Winner of open seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Shuster | ![]() | Pennsylvania, District 9 | January 2, 2018[121] | ![]() |
Bob Goodlatte | ![]() | Virginia, District 6 | November 9, 2017[122] | ![]() |
Carol Shea-Porter | ![]() | New Hampshire, District 1 | October 6, 2017[123] | ![]() |
Darrell Issa | ![]() | California, District 49 | January 10, 2018[124] | ![]() |
Dave Reichert | ![]() | Washington, District 8 | September 6, 2017[125] | ![]() |
David Trott | ![]() | Michigan, District 11 | September 11, 2017[126] | ![]() |
Dennis Ross | ![]() | Florida, District 15 | April 11, 2018[127] | ![]() |
Edward Royce | ![]() | California, District 39 | January 8, 2018[128] | ![]() |
Elizabeth Esty | ![]() | Connecticut, District 5 | April 2, 2018[129] | ![]() |
Frank LoBiondo | ![]() | New Jersey, District 2 | November 7, 2017[130] | ![]() |
Gene Green | ![]() | Texas, District 29 | November 13, 2017[131] | ![]() |
Gregg Harper | ![]() | Mississippi, District 3 | January 4, 2018[132] | ![]() |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | ![]() | Florida, District 27 | April 30, 2017[133] | ![]() |
Jeb Hensarling | ![]() | Texas, District 5 | October 31, 2017[134] | ![]() |
Joe Barton | ![]() | Texas, District 6 | November 30, 2017[135] | ![]() |
John J. Duncan, Jr. | ![]() | Tennessee, District 2 | July 31, 2017[136] | ![]() |
Lamar Smith | ![]() | Texas, District 21 | November 2, 2017[137] | ![]() |
Luis V. Gutierrez | ![]() | Illinois, District 4 | November 27, 2017[138] | ![]() |
Lynn Jenkins | ![]() | Kansas, District 2 | January 25, 2017[139] | ![]() |
Niki Tsongas | ![]() | Massachusetts, District 3 | August 9, 2017[140] | ![]() |
Paul Ryan | ![]() | Wisconsin, District 1 | April 11, 2018[141] | ![]() |
Rick Nolan | ![]() | Minnesota, District 8 | February 9, 2018[142] | ![]() |
Robert Brady | ![]() | Pennsylvania, District 1 | January 31, 2018[143] | ![]() |
Rodney Frelinghuysen | ![]() | New Jersey, District 11 | January 29, 2018[144] | ![]() |
Ruben J. Kihuen | ![]() | Nevada, District 4 | December 16, 2017[145] | ![]() |
Ryan Costello | ![]() | Pennsylvania, District 6 | March 25, 2018[146] | ![]() |
Sam Johnson | ![]() | Texas, District 3 | January 6, 2017[147] | ![]() |
Sandy Levin | ![]() | Michigan, District 9 | December 2, 2017[148] | ![]() |
Ted Poe | ![]() | Texas, District 2 | November 7, 2017[149] | ![]() |
Thomas Garrett | ![]() | Virginia, District 5 | May 28, 2018[150] | ![]() |
Thomas Rooney | ![]() | Florida, District 17 | February 19, 2018[151] | ![]() |
Trey Gowdy | ![]() | South Carolina, District 4 | January 31, 2018[152] | ![]() |
Incumbents who sought other offices
U.S. House members who ran for president
Name | Party | Office | Date announced | Winner of open seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Delaney | ![]() | Maryland, District 6 | July 28, 2017[153] | ![]() |
U.S. House members who sought a seat in the U.S. Senate
Name | Party | Office | Date announced | Winner of open seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beto O'Rourke | ![]() | Texas, District 16 | March 31, 2017[154] | ![]() |
Jacky Rosen | ![]() | Nevada, District 3 | July 6, 2017[155] | ![]() |
James B. Renacci[156][157] | ![]() | Ohio, District 16 | January 11, 2018[158] | ![]() |
Kevin Cramer | ![]() | North Dakota, At-Large District | February 15, 2018[159] | ![]() |
Kyrsten Sinema | ![]() | Arizona, District 9 | May 29, 2018[160] | ![]() |
Lou Barletta | ![]() | Pennsylvania, District 11 | August 29, 2017[161] | ![]() |
Luke Messer | ![]() | Indiana, District 6 | August 14, 2017[162] | ![]() |
Marsha Blackburn | ![]() | Tennessee, District 7 | October 5, 2017[163] | ![]() |
Martha McSally | ![]() | Arizona, District 2 | January 12, 2018[164] | ![]() |
Todd Rokita | ![]() | Indiana, District 4 | August 9, 2017[165] | ![]() |
U.S. House members who ran for governor
Name | Party | Office | Date announced | Winner of open seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colleen Hanabusa | ![]() | Hawaii, District 1 | September 1, 2017[166] | ![]() |
Diane Black | ![]() | Tennessee, District 6 | August 2, 2017[167] | ![]() |
Jared Polis | ![]() | Colorado, District 2 | June 11, 2017[168] | ![]() |
Kristi L. Noem | ![]() | South Dakota, At-Large District | November 14, 2016[169] | ![]() |
Michelle Lujan Grisham | ![]() | New Mexico, District 1 | December 13, 2016[170] | ![]() |
Raul R. Labrador | ![]() | Idaho, District 1 | May 9, 2017[171] | ![]() |
Steve Pearce | ![]() | New Mexico, District 2 | July 10, 2017[172] | ![]() |
Tim Walz | ![]() | Minnesota, District 1 | March 27, 2017[173] | ![]() |
U.S. House members who ran for state attorney general
Name | Party | Office | Date announced | Winner of open seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Ellison | ![]() | Minnesota, District 5 | June 5, 2018[174] | ![]() |
Click here to read the full 2018 analysis.
2016
U.S. Senate members
Name: | Party: | Current office: |
---|---|---|
Barbara Boxer | ![]() | California |
Barbara Mikulski | ![]() | Maryland |
Dan Coats | ![]() | Director of National Intelligence |
David Vitter | ![]() | Louisiana |
Harry Reid | ![]() | Nevada |
U.S. House members
Forty members of the U.S. House did not seek re-election to that chamber in November 2016. Twenty-six of those who did not seek re-election to the U.S. House retired altogether from office, while 14 of those who did not seek re-election to the U.S. House instead sought a different office.
Incumbents who retired from public office
Twenty-six U.S. House incumbents retired from public office rather than seek re-election in November 2016.
Name: | Party: | Current office: |
---|---|---|
Ander Crenshaw | ![]() | Florida, District 4 |
Candice Miller | ![]() | Michigan, District 10 |
Charles B. Rangel | ![]() | New York, District 13 |
Chris Gibson | ![]() | New York, District 19 |
Curt Clawson | ![]() | Florida, District 19 |
Cynthia Lummis | ![]() | U.S. House, Wyoming |
Dan Benishek | ![]() | Michigan, District 1 |
Gwen Graham | ![]() | Florida, District 2 |
Jeff Miller | ![]() | Florida, District 1 |
Jim McDermott | ![]() | Washington, District 7 |
John Kline | ![]() | Minnesota, District 2 |
Joseph R. Pitts | ![]() | Pennsylvania, District 16 |
Lois Capps | ![]() | California, District 24 |
Lynn A. Westmoreland | ![]() | Georgia, District 3 |
Matt Salmon | ![]() | Arizona, District 5 |
Michael G. Fitzpatrick | ![]() | Pennsylvania, District 8 |
Randy Neugebauer | ![]() | Texas, District 19 |
Reid Ribble | ![]() | Wisconsin, District 8 |
Richard L. Hanna | ![]() | New York, District 22 |
Richard B. Nugent | ![]() | Florida, District 11 |
Robert Hurt | ![]() | Virginia, District 5 |
Rubén Hinojosa | ![]() | Texas, District 15 |
Sam Farr | ![]() | California, District 20 |
Scott Rigell | ![]() | Virginia, District 2 |
Stephen Lee Fincher | ![]() | Tennessee |
Steve Israel | ![]() | New York, District 3 |
Incumbents who sought other offices
Fourteen U.S. House incumbents did not seek re-election to the U.S. House in November 2016. They instead sought election to another office in 2016.
U.S. House members who sought a seat in the U.S. Senate
6 Democrats. Five of these Democrats failed in their effort to gain a seat in the U.S. Senate while two (Chris Van Hollen and Tammy Duckworth) succeeded.
5 Republicans. Four of these Republicans failed, while one (Todd Young) succeeded.
Name: | Party: | Current office: |
---|---|---|
Alan Grayson | ![]() | Florida, District 11 |
Ann Kirkpatrick | ![]() | Arizona, District 2 |
Charles Boustany Jr. | ![]() | Louisiana, District 3 |
Chris Van Hollen | ![]() | Maryland |
Donna Edwards | ![]() | Maryland, District 4 |
Joe Heck | ![]() | Nevada, District 3 |
John Fleming | ![]() | Louisiana, District 4 |
Loretta Sanchez | ![]() | California, District 46 |
Marlin A. Stutzman | ![]() | Indiana, District 3 |
Patrick Murphy | ![]() | Florida, District 18 |
Tammy Duckworth | ![]() | Illinois |
Todd C. Young | ![]() | Indiana |
U.S. House members who sought the office of Governor
1 Democrat. John Carney Jr. sought and was elected to the office of Governor of Delaware.
0 Republicans
Name: | Party: | Current office: |
---|---|---|
John C. Carney Jr. | ![]() | Governor of Delaware |
U.S. House members who sought a different office
1 Democrat. Janice Hahn was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
0 Republicans.
Name: | Party: | Current office: |
---|---|---|
Janice Hahn | Nonpartisan | Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, District 4 |
Click here to read the full 2016 analysis.
See also
- Congressional Analysis Archive
- Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
- ↑ Includes Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I) and Joe Manchin (I), who did not seek re-election.
- ↑ Includes Rep. Justin Amash (L), who did not seek re-election.
- ↑ Figure includes Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).
- ↑ NBC News, "Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not run for re-election in Arizona," March 5, 2024
- ↑ The Hill, "Manchin won’t seek reelection in West Virginia," November 9, 2023
- ↑ Laphonza Butler, "Sen. Laphonza Butler not running in 2024 after filling Dianne Feinstein's seat," October 19, 2023
- ↑ Butler was appointed to her Senate seat on Oct. 1, 2023, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D). Feinstein had previously announced her retirement from public office.
- ↑ Debbie Stabenow, "Senator Stabenow Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024," January 5, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Cardin not running for reelection," May 1, 2023
- ↑ Washington Post, "Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state," May 22, 2023
- ↑ Washington Post, "Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the Senate," September 13, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Braun to run for Indiana governor, opening Senate seat in 2024," November 30, 2022
- ↑ CBS News, "Louisiana Republican Garret Graves says he won't seek re-election after Supreme Court ruling on redistricting," June 14, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "Florida GOP Rep. Posey abruptly announces retirement," April 26, 2024
- ↑ X, "Jake LaTurner," April 18, 2024
- ↑ X, "Ann McLane Kuster," March 27, 2024
- ↑ The Hill, "Rosendale drops reelection bid, will retire at end of term," March 8, 2024
- ↑ X, "Cathy McMorris Rodgers" February 8, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "Dutch Ruppersberger won't seek reelection to Maryland House seat," January 26, 2023
- ↑ X, "Rep. Jeff Duncan" January 17, 2024
- ↑ X, "Rep. Greg Pence" January 9, 2024
- ↑ AP, "US Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana won’t seek reelection to 8th term, will retire from Congress" January 8, 2024
- ↑ CBS, "Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn to retire, opening up all three state Republican seats" January 5, 2024
- ↑ X, "Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer" January 4, 2024
- ↑ Nickel said he would explore a campaign for U.S. Senate in 2026
- ↑ X, "Rep. Wiley Nickel - My Statement," December 14, 2023
- ↑ X, "Congressman Drew Ferguson" December 14, 2023
- ↑ On Dec. 7, Manning announced that she would not file for re-election in the newly redrawn 6th district, whose boundaries will be in effect for the 2024 general election. Manning said she would run for re-election under different district boundaries.
- ↑ X, "Congresswoman Kathy Manning," December 7, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Patrick McHenry" December 5, 2023
- ↑ Roll Call, "Eshoo, longtime Silicon Valley lawmaker, announces plans to retire," November 21, 2023
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Tony Cárdenas won’t seek reelection in 2024, setting up race for San Fernando Valley seat," November 16, 2023
- ↑ MLive, "Kildee won’t seek re-election to Congress, says cancer gave him new perspective," November 16, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP Rep. Burgess won’t seek reelection, leaving third Dallas-area seat open" November 9, 2023
- ↑ Roll Call, "Rep. Brad Wenstrup to retire," November 9, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Derek Kilmer announced Thursday he would not seek reelection to his House seat in Washington state.," November 9, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Longtime Texas Rep. Kay Granger won’t seek reelection," November 1, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer says he won’t run for another term," October 31, 2023
- ↑ Maryland Matters, "Sarbanes won’t seek reelection in 2024," October 26, 2023
- ↑ X, "A statement from Congresswoman Debbie Lesko," October 17, 2023
- ↑ X, "Jennifer Wexton - An update on my health and my plans for serving #VA10 in Congress." September 18, 2023
- ↑ CNN, "Grace Napolitano, longtime California congresswoman, announces her retirement" July 8, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Rep. John Curtis jumps into Senate race to replace Romney," January 2, 2023
- ↑ NBC, "Andy Kim to run for Senate against indicted NJ Sen. Bob Menendez" September 23, 2023
- ↑ New York Times, "Delaware’s Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite" June 21, 2023
- ↑ New York Times, "Wealthy Democratic Congressman Enters Maryland Senate Race" May 4, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Colin Allred, May 3, 2023" May 3, 2023
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