Tag: retirements
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler becomes the 24th U.S. House member who is not seeking re-election in 2026
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced on Sept. 1, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. In a statement announcing his retirement, Nadler wrote, “Today, I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election next year and that this term in Congress will be my last. This…
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Sen. Joni Ernst becomes the eighth U.S. Senate member who is not seeking re-election in 2026
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced on Sept. 2, 2025, that she will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026. On her retirement, Ernst said, “I never imagined this farm girl would have the opportunity to serve as a lieutenant colonel and then a United States senator. […] While this chapter of elected service…
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Twenty-eight members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026
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…
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Rep. Gerald Connolly announces he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026
Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) announced on April 28, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. On his retirement, Connolly—who previously announced in November 2024 that he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer—wrote, “After grueling treatments, we’ve learned that the cancer, while initially beaten back, has now returned. ……
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No members of Congress have announced 2026 retirement plans since Dec. 19
Since our last update on Dec. 19, no members of the U.S. Congress have announced plans to not seek re-election in 2026. That means the total number of congressional retirements for 2026 remains at one. The last incumbent to announce their retirement was Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who said he would not seek re-election to…
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No members of Congress have announced 2026 retirement plans since Nov. 27
No members of the U.S. Congress have announced plans to not seek re-election in 2026 since Nov. 27. That means the total number of congressional retirements for 2026 remains at one. The last incumbent to announce their retirement was Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who said he would not seek re-election to the U.S. House of…
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For a fourth straight month, the number of members of Congress who have announced retirement so far this year is 53
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. That’s the same number that was reported in our August 21 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election. Since then, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to announce their retirement was Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.)…
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Fifty-three members of Congress have announced retirement so far this year, compared to 55 at this point in 2022
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. Ballotpedia does not include incumbents leaving office early in our analysis of incumbents not running for re-election. Since our June 19 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to…
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One member of Congress has announced his retirement since May 22
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. Since our May 22 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) announced his retirement from the House. Ballotpedia does not include incumbents leaving office early in our analysis of incumbents not running for re-election. If…
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Lowest number of Maine state legislative retirements since 2016
There are 186 state legislative seats up for election in Maine in 2024. Across those, 38 incumbents (22 Democrats and 16 Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That is less than the average number of retirements in Maine from rom 2010-2022 (55.1) and is is the fewest number of retiring incumbents since 2016,…