Since our last update on July 22, 2025, five members of the U.S. Congress—all members of the U.S. House of Representatives—have announced that they will not seek re-election in 2026.
Here are the five members who have announced their retirements since our last update, as well as how three independent race forecasters have rated the 2026 general election for each district they currently represent:
- Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) announced on July 28, 2025, that he will run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the 2026 general election for the district as Solid Republican. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican.
- Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) announced on July 28, 2025, that he will run for governor of South Carolina. The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the 2026 general election for the seat Solid Republican. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican.
- Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) announced on July 31, 2025, that he will retire from public office. The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the 2026 general election for the district Solid Democratic. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic.
- Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) announced on Aug. 4, 2025, that she will run for governor of South Carolina. The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the 2026 general election for the seat Solid Republican. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican.
- Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) announced on Aug. 12, 2025, that he will run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the 2026 general election for the district as Solid Republican. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican.
Including the announcements above, 28 members of the U.S. Congress—seven members of the U.S. Senate and 21 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Compared to previous years, this year has had the highest number of retirement announcements at this point since 2018.
U.S. Senate
Seven members of the U.S. Senate—four Democrats and three Republicans—announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) are retiring from public office. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is running for governor of Alabama.
At this point in the last four election cycles, there were five retirement announcements in 2024, five in 2022, four in 2020, and none in 2018.
U.S. House of Representatives
Twenty-one members of the U.S. House—eight Democrats and 13 Republicans—will not seek re-election in 2026. Of the 21 representatives not seeking re-election:
- Four—three Democrats and one Republican—are retiring from public office.
- Nine—five Democrats and four Republicans—are running for the U.S. Senate.
- Eight—all Republicans—are running for governor of their respective states.
At this point in the last four election cycles, there were 13 retirement announcements in 2024, 18 in 2022, 17 in 2020, and 21 in 2018.
Between January 2011 and Aug. 12, 2025, 375 members of the U.S. Senate and House announced their retirements. January had the highest number of members announcing they would not run for re-election, at 69. The fewest announcements—16—happened in June.
Click here to read more about members of the U.S. Senate who are not running for re-election in 2026, and here for more about members of the U.S. House who are not running for re-election in 2026.