45 Members of Congress, 37 Representatives and 8 Senators, have announced they will Not seek Re-Election in 2026. That’s the most Retirement Announcements at this point in an Election Cycle, since 2018. Of the 37 Representatives, 15 Democrats and 22 Republicans, who are Not Seeking Re-Election: 13, 9 Democrats and 4 Republican, are Retiring from Public Office.
12, 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans, are running for the U.S. Senate. 11, all Republicans are Running for Governor. 1 Republican is running for Texas Attorney General.
At this point in the last 4 Election Cycles, there were 25 Retirement Announcements in 2024, 24 in 2022, 27 in 2020, and 31 in 2018.
Since Oct. 22nd, Six Representatives have Announced that they will Not seek Re-Election to the U.S. House in 2026:
Rep. Jody Arrington (R-TX, 19th District) announced on Nov. 11th that He is Retiring from Public Office.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ, 12th District) announced on Nov. 10th that She is Retiring from Public Office.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY, 21st District) announced on Nov. 7th that She will run for NY Governor.
Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 11th District) announced on Nov. 6th that She is Retiring from Public Office.
Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL, 4th District) announced on Nov. 5th that He is Retiring from Public OEe.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME, 4th District) announced on Nov. 5 that He is Retiring from Public Ooffice.
Looking at the last time those 37 Representatives ran in their Districts in 2024, 5: 2 Democrats and 3 Republicans, Won by 10 Percentage Points or less. 3 of 5 Representatives, Golden, Don Bacon (R), and David Schweikert (R), Won by less than 5 Percentage Points.
U.S. Senate: Of the 8 Senators who are Not seeking Re-Election, 4 are Democrats and 4are Republicans. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Gary Peters (D-MI) are Retiring from Public Office. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is Running for Governor of Alabama.
At this point in the last 4 Election Cycles, there were 7 Retirement Announcements in 2024, Six in 2022, Four in 2020, and Two in 2018.
Looking at the Last time those 8 Senators Ran for their Seats in 2020, 4 of them, 2 Democrats and 2 Republicans, Won by 10 percentage Points or Less. 2 of 5 Senators—Tillis and Peters, Won by less than 5 Percentage Points.
Between January 2011 and November 2025, 386 Members of the U.S. Senate and Hous, Announced they would Not seek Re-Election. The 69 Retirement Announcements in January is the Most of any Month. June had the Fewest at 16.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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