On Jan. 5, 2026, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving Georgia’s 14th Congressional District vacant. 

Following Greene’s announcement that she would resign, CBS News’ Joe Walsh wrote that it came “after a weekslong falling-out with President [Donald] Trump and much of her party.”

In a statement, Greene wrote, “I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms.”

The vacancy now brings the Republican majority in the chamber to 219 to 213, with three vacancies.

Greene’s electoral history in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

In 2020, Greene ran for her first term in the U.S. House in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District after incumbent Rep. Tom Graves (R) announced that he would not seek re-election. In the general election, she defeated Kevin Van Ausdal (D) 75% to 25%. In her two subsequent re-election bids in the district, Greene won by 32 percentage points in 2022 and 28 percentage points in 2024.

Vacancies in the 119th Congress

So far in the 119th Congress, there have been eight vacancies in the U.S. House and three in the U.S. Senate. Of those vacancies:

1. Two in the U.S. Senate were filled via appointment.
2. One in the U.S. Senate was filled when Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) was sworn into office 11 days after the start of the 119th Congress. Justice delayed his swearing-in in order to fulfill the remainder of his term as governor of West Virginia.
3. Five in the U.S. House were filled after special election winners were sworn in.

As of Jan. 5, the vacancies in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, and Texas' 18th Congressional District have not been filled.

Of the 11 vacancies, the longest is the vacancy in Texas' 18th Congressional District, which has been vacant since the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) on March 5, 2025. As of Jan. 5, the district has been vacant for 306 days.

Congressional vacancies since the 113th Congress

During the 113th through 118th Congresses, there were 88 vacancies in the U.S. House and 19 in the U.S. Senate. The average length of a vacancy in the U.S. Senate during that period was six days. The average length of a vacancy in the U.S. House during that period was 138 days.

The longest vacancy in the U.S. Senate during that period was in New Jersey. The vacancy occurred during the 118th Congress, when Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) resigned on Aug. 20, 2024. Following Menendez's resignation, the seat was vacant for 20 days.

The longest vacancy in the U.S. House during that period was in Michigan's 13th Congressional District. The vacancy occurred during the 115th Congress, when Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) resigned on Oct. 27, 2019. Following Conyers' resignation, the seat was vacant for 359 days.