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List of U.S. Congress incumbents who are not running for re-election in 2024

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As of November 29, 2023, 37 members of Congress—seven members of the U.S. Senate and 30 members of the U.S. House—announced they would not seek re-election in 2024. 

Of the U.S. Senate members not running for re-election, six—U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow(D-Mich.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.)—announced their retirements from public office, while the other—U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.)—is running for governor of Indiana. 

Of the 30 U.S. House members not seeking re-election: 

• 11—two Republicans and nine Democrats—are running for the U.S. Senate.
• Two—one Democrat and one Republican—are running for state attorney general.
• One Democrat is running for governor.
• One Democrat is running for President of the United States.
• 15—eight Democrats and seven Republicans—are retiring from public office.

The 30 U.S. House members who announced they are not running for re-election in 2024 are one more than the 29 who had announced they were not running for re-election at this point in the 2022 election cycle. Thirty members had announced at this point in the 2020 cycle, and 31 had announced at this point in the 2018 cycle.

The seven U.S. Senators who have announced they are not running for re-election are two more than the six U.S. Senators who had announced their retirement at this point in the 2022 election cycle. Four had done so at this point in 2020, and two had done so at this point in the 2018 cycle. 

This article includes a list of incumbent members of the 118th U.S. Congress who are not running for re-election in the 2024 congressional elections for both U.S. Senate and U.S. House. It also includes a section with a list of incumbent members who left Congress or announced they would leave Congress before the end of their term.

U.S. Senate members not seeking re-election

See also: United States Senate elections, 2024

Seven United States Senators are not seeking re-election to their U.S. Senate seats (not including those who left office early):

•  5 Democrats
•  2 Republicans

Incumbents retiring from public office

See also: United States Senate elections, 2024

•  5 Democrats
•  1 Republican

Retiring from public office, 2024
Name	Party	State	Date announced
Joe Manchin	Democrat	West Virginia	November 9, 2023[1]
Laphonza Butler	Democrat	California	October 19, 2023[2][3]
Debbie Stabenow	Democrat	Michigan	January 5, 2023[4]
Ben Cardin	Democrat	Maryland	May 1, 2023[5]
Tom Carper	Democrat	Delaware	May 22, 2023[6]
Mitt Romney	Republican	Utah	September 13, 2023[7]

U.S. Senate members seeking other offices

U.S. Senate members running for governor

•  1 Republican

Running for governor, 2024
Name	Party	State	Date announced
Mike Braun	Republican	Indiana	November 30, 2022[8]

U.S. House members not seeking re-election

Thirty members of the U.S. House are not seeking re-election to their seats (not including those who left office early):

•  20 Democrats
•  10 Republicans

Incumbents retiring from public office

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2024

•  8 Democratic members of the U.S. House
•  7 Republican members of the U.S. House

Retiring from public office, 2024
Name	Party	Seat	Date announced
Anna Eshoo	Democrat	California's 16th Congressional District	November 21, 2023[9]
Tony Cárdenas	Democrat	California's 29th Congressional District	November 20, 2023[10]
Dan Kildee	Democrat	Michigan's 8th Congressional District	November 16, 2023[11]
George Santos	Republican	New York's 3rd Congressional District	November 16, 2023[12]
Michael Burgess	Republican	Texas' 26th Congressional District	November 13, 2023[13]
Brad Wenstrup	Republican	Ohio's 2nd Congressional District	November 9, 2023[14]
Derek Kilmer	Democrat	Washington's 6th Congressional District	November 9, 2023[15]
Kay Granger	Republican	Texas' 12th Congressional District	November 1, 2023[16]
Ken Buck	Republican	Colorado's 4th Congressional District	November 1, 2023[17]
Earl Blumenauer	Democrat	Oregon's 3rd Congressional District	October 30, 2023[18]
John Sarbanes	Democrat	Maryland's 3rd Congressional District	October 26, 2023[19]
Debbie Lesko	Republican	Arizona's 8th Congressional District	October 17, 2023[20]
Jennifer Wexton	Democrat	Virginia's 10th Congressional District	September 18, 2023[21]
Grace Napolitano	Democrat	California's 31st Congressional District	July 8, 2023[22]
Victoria Spartz	Republican	Indiana's 5th Congressional District	February 3, 2023[23]

Incumbents seeking other offices

U.S. House members seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2024

•  9 Democratic members of the U.S. House
•  2 Republican members of the U.S. House

Running for Senate, 2024
Name	Party	Seat	Date announced
Andy Kim	Democrat	New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District	September 23, 2023[24]
Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democrat	Delaware's At-Large Congressional District	June 21, 2023[25]
David Trone	Democrat	Maryland's 6th Congressional District	May 4, 2023[26]
Colin Allred	Democrat	Texas' 32nd Congressional District	May 3, 2023[27]
Elissa Slotkin	Democrat	Michigan's 7th Congressional District	February 27, 2023[28]
Barbara Lee	Democrat	California's 12th Congressional District	February 21, 2023[29]
Adam Schiff	Democrat	California's 30th Congressional District	January 26, 2023[30]
Ruben Gallego	Democrat	Arizona's 3rd Congressional District	January 23, 2023[31]
Jim Banks	Republican	Indiana's 3rd Congressional District	January 17, 2023[32]
Katie Porter	Democrat	California's 47th Congressional District	January 10, 2023[33]
Alex Mooney	Republican	West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District	November 15, 2022[34]

U.S. House members running for governor

•  1 Democratic member of the U.S. House

Running for another office, 2024
Name	Party	Seat	Date announced
Abigail Spanberger	Democrat	Virginia's 7th Congressional District	November 13, 2023[35]

U.S. House members seeking another office

•  2 Democratic member of the U.S. House
•  1 Republican member of the U.S. House

Running for another office, 2024
Name	Party	Seat	Date announced
Dean Phillips	Democrat	Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District	November 24, 2023[36]
Jeff Jackson	Democrat	North Carolina's 14th Congressional District	October 26, 2023[37]
Dan Bishop	Republican	North Carolina's 8th Congressional District	August 3, 2023[38]

Congressional incumbents who left office early or announced resignations

U.S. Senate

Left office early, 2023-2024
Name	Party	State	Date left office
Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	California	September 28, 2023[39]
Ben Sasse	Republican	Nebraska	January 8, 2023[40]

U.S. House

Left office early, 2023-2024
Name	Party	Office	Date left office
Bill Johnson	Republican	Ohio's 6th Congressional District	March 2024[41][42]
Brian Higgins	Democrat	New York's 26th Congressional District	February 2024[43][44]
Christ Stewart	Republican	Utah's 2nd Congressional District	September 15, 2023.[45][46]
David Cicilline	Democrat	Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District	May 31, 2023.[47]
Donald McEachin	Democrat	Virginia's 4th Congressional District	November 28, 2022.[48]

Analysis

Historical comparison

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.

[hide]Outgoing members of Congress, 2012-2024
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	5	2	7	1	1	2
	U.S. House	20	10	30	3	1	4
	Total	25	12	37	3	2	6
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[49]	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[50]	0	0	0
	U.S. House	23	20	43	4	1	5
	Total	29	23	53	4	1	5

See also

• United States Congress elections, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
• United States Senate elections, 2024
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2022
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2018
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016

Footnotes

1. The Hill, "Manchin won’t seek reelection in West Virginia," November 9, 2023
2. Laphonza Butler, "Sen. Laphonza Butler not running in 2024 after filling Dianne Feinstein's seat," October 19, 2023
3. 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.
4. Debbie Stabenow, "Senator Stabenow Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024," January 5, 2023
5. Politico, "Cardin not running for reelection," May 1, 2023
6. Washington Post, "Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state," May 22, 2023
7. Washington Post, "Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the Senate," September 13, 2023
8. Politico, "Braun to run for Indiana governor, opening Senate seat in 2024," November 30, 2022
9. Roll Call, "Eshoo, longtime Silicon Valley lawmaker, announces plans to retire," November 21, 2023
10. Los Angeles Times, "Tony Cárdenas won’t seek reelection in 2024, setting up race for San Fernando Valley seat," November 16, 2023
11. MLive, "Kildee won’t seek re-election to Congress, says cancer gave him new perspective," November 16, 2023
12. Semafor, "Rep. George Santos says he won’t seek reelection" November 16, 2023
13. The Hill, "GOP Rep. Burgess won’t seek reelection, leaving third Dallas-area seat open" November 9, 2023
14. Roll Call, "Rep. Brad Wenstrup to retire," November 9, 2023
15. Politico, "Derek Kilmer announced Thursday he would not seek reelection to his House seat in Washington state.," November 9, 2023
16. The Hill, "Longtime Texas Rep. Kay Granger won’t seek reelection," November 1, 2023
17. The New York Times, "G.O.P.’s Buck Won’t Seek Re-Election, Citing His Party’s Election Denialism," November 1, 2023
18. Politico, "Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer says he won’t run for another term," October 31, 2023
19. Maryland Matters, "Sarbanes won’t seek reelection in 2024," October 26, 2023
20. X, "A statement from Congresswoman Debbie Lesko," October 17, 2023
21. X, "Jennifer Wexton - An update on my health and my plans for serving #VA10 in Congress." September 18, 2023
22. CNN, "Grace Napolitano, longtime California congresswoman, announces her retirement" July 8, 2023
23. The Hill, "Victoria Spartz passes on Senate run, to retire from Congress at end of term," February 3, 2023
24. NBC, "Andy Kim to run for Senate against indicted NJ Sen. Bob Menendez" September 23, 2023
25. New York Times, "Delaware’s Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite" June 21, 2023
26. New York Times, "Wealthy Democratic Congressman Enters Maryland Senate Race" May 4, 2023
27. Twitter, "Colin Allred, May 3, 2023" May 3, 2023
28. CNN, "Rep. Elissa Slotkin entering race to succeed retiring Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow," February 27, 2023
29. Twitter, "Barbara Lee," February 21, 2023
30. Axios, "Anti-Trump stalwart Rep. Adam Schiff enters California Senate race," January 26, 2023
31. The New York Times, "Democrat in Arizona Will Seek Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate Seat," January 23, 2023
32. CNN, "GOP Rep. Jim Banks announces Indiana US Senate campaign," January 17, 2023
33. PBS News House, "Rep. Katie Porter to run for Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024," January 10, 2023
34. MetroNews, "Mooney announces for Senate, revving up race to take on Manchin" December 13, 2022
35. AP, "Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House," November 13, 2023
36. X, "INBOX: REP. DEAN PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES HE WON’T SEEK RE-ELECTION TO CONGRESS," November 24, 2023
37. X, "Rep. Jeff Jackson," October 26, 2023
38. Charlotte Observer, "Republican Rep. Dan Bishop announces plans to run for attorney general in NC," January 17, 2023
39. The New York Times, "Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90," September 29, 2023
40. CNN, "Republican Sen. Ben Sasse resigns to become University of Florida president, opening seat for appointment by Nebraska governor," January 9, 2023
41. The Hill, "Ohio Republican to retire from House to lead Youngstown State," November 21, 2023
42. X, "Manu Raju," November 28
43. On November 13, 2023, Higgins announced he would resign from Congress, effective February 2024.
44. The Hill, "Longtime NY House Democrat Brian Higgins to step down over frustrations in Congress," November 13, 2023
45. On May 31, 2023, Stewart announced he would resign from Congress. Twitter, "Rep. Chris Stewart," May 31, 2023
46. Utah Governor Spencer Cox, "EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES SET NEW ELECTION SCHEDULE TO FILL CONGRESSMAN STEWART’S VACANCY," June 7, 2023
47. Clerk.House.gov, "Office of the First Congressional District of Rhode Island to Remain Open to Serve and Assist Constituents," accessed August 15, 2023
48. McEachin died on November 28, 2022. ABC8News, "Gov. Youngkin sets special election to fill Virginia’s 4th Congressional District seat," December 12, 2022
49. Includes Rep. Justin Amash (L), who did not seek re-election.
50. Figure includes Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).

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