Congressional incumbents not seeking re-election
The tables below list the incumbent members of the U.S. Congress who are not seeking re-election in the 2020 congressional elections. As of September 18, 2020, 55 U.S. representatives and five senators are not running for re-election. Content will be updated on a regular basis, typically once a week, unless no new retirements are announced.
House
| Representative | Tenure | District | Committee | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham, Ralph (R) | 6 years | IA-05 | Agriculture
Armed Services |
26-Feb-20 | |
| Amash, Justin (L) | 10 years | MI-03 | Ended presidential run, could run for reelection as an independent | 29-Apr-20 | |
| Bishop, Rob (R) | 18 years | UT-01 | Natural Resources (Ranking)
Armed Services |
Originally retired outright, now a candidate for Utah Lt. Governor
|
29-Jul-19 |
| Brooks, Susan (R) | 8 years | IN-05 | Energy and Commerce
Modernization of Congress |
14-Jun-19 | |
| Byrne, Bradley (R) | 7 years | AL-01 | Armed Services
Education and Labor |
Running for Senate | 28-Feb-19 |
| Clay, William Lay (D) | 20 years | MO-01 | Financial Services
Oversight and Reform Modernization of Congress |
Lost primary | 4-Aug-20 |
| Collins, Doug (R) | 8 years | GA-9 | Judiciary (Ranking) | Running for Senate | 29-Jan-20 |
| Conaway, Mike (R) | 16 years | TX-11 | Agriculture (Ranking)
Armed Services Intelligence |
31-Jul-19 | |
| Cook, Paul (R) | 8 years | CA-08 | Armed Services
Natural Resources |
Running for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors | 17-Sep-19 |
| Davis, Susan (D) | 20 years | CA-53 | Armed Services
Education and Labor House Administration |
4-Sep-19 | |
| Engel, Eliot (D) | 32 years | NY-16 | Foreign Affairs (Chair)
Energy and Commerce |
Lost primary (final results pushed to 7-8-20 or later) | 23-Jun-20 |
| Flores, Bill (R) | 10 years | TX-17 | Energy and Commerce
Budget |
4-Sep-19 | |
| Gabbard, Tulsi (D) | 8 years | HI-02 | Armed Services
Financial Services |
Running for President (forgoing chance to file for re-elect by June) | 25-Oct-19 |
| Gianforte, Greg (R) | 3 years | MT-AL | Energy and Commerce | Running for Governor | 10-Jun-19 |
| Graves, Tom (R) | 11 years | GA-14 | Appropriations
Modernization of Congress |
Originally announced retirement, now will resign during October recess | 5-Dec-19 |
| Heck, Denny (D) | 8 years | WA-10 | Financial Services | Running for Washington Lt. Governor | 4-Dec-19 |
| Holding, George (R) | 8 years | NC-02 | Ways and Means
Budget Ethics |
6-Dec-19 | |
| Hurd, Will (R) | 6 years | TX-23 | Appropriations
Intelligence |
1-Aug-19 | |
| King, Peter (R) | 28 years | NY-02 | Homeland Security
Financial Services |
11-Nov-19 | |
| King, Steven (R) | 18 years | IA-04 | Lost primary election | 2-Jun-20 |
House Members Who Have Vacated Office
| Representative | Tenure | District | Committee | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins, Chris (R) | 7 years | NY-27 | Resigned 9-30-19; Chris Jacobs (R) elected 6-23-20
|
30-Sept-19 | |
| Cummings, Elijah (D) | 23 years | MD-07 | Oversight (chair) | Passed away on 10-17-2019; Kweise Mfumi (D) elected on 4-28-20 | 17-Oct-19 |
| Duffy, Sean (R) | 9 years | WI-07 | Resigned 9-23-19; Tom Tiffany (R) elected 5-12-20 | 26-Aug-19 | |
| Hill, Katie (D) | 1 year | CA-25 | Resigned 11-1-19; Mike Garcia (R) elected 5-12-2020 [Party Flip] | 27-Oct-19 | |
| Hunter, Duncan (R) | 11 years | CA-50 | Resigned, effective 1-13-2020; no special election to be called | 6-Dec-19 | |
| Jones, Walter (R) | 24 years | NC-03 | Died on 2-10-19; replaced by Greg Murphy on 9-10-19 | 10-Feb-19 | |
| Lewis, John (D) | 34 years | GA-05 | Ways and Means | Passed away 7-17-20; Special election 9-29-20 | 17-Jul-20 |
| Marino, Tom (R) | 8 years | PA-12 | Resigned 1-23-19; replaced by Fred Keller 5-21-19 | 17-Jan-19 |
Senate
| Senator | Tenure | State | Committee | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Lamar (R) | 18 years | TN | HELP (Chair)
Appropriations Energy and Natural Resources Rules |
17-Dec-18 | |
| Enzi, Mike (R) | 24 years | WY | Budget (Chair)
Finance HELP Homeland Security Joint Taxation |
4-May-19 | |
| Roberts, Pat (R) | 24 years | KS | Agriculture (Chair)
Finance HELP Rules Ethics |
4-Jan-19 | |
| Udall, Tom (D) | 16 years | NM | Indian Affairs (Ranking)
Appropriations Foreign Relations Commerce, Science, and Transportation Rules |
25-Mar-19 |
Senate Members Who Have Vacated Office
| Senator | Tenure | District | Committee | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isakson, Johnny (R) | 16 years | GA | Veterans' Affairs (Chair)
Finance Foreign Relations HELP Ethics (Chair) |
Resigned 12-31-2019; Kelly Loeffler to be appointed. | 28-Aug-19 |
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