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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 July 31, 2020, 52 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
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		   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
Kennedy III, Joe (D) 8 years MA-04 Energy and Commerce Running for Senate 23-Sep-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
Lipinski, Dan (D) 16 years IL-03 Science, Space, and Technology Lost primary election 17-Mar-20
Loebsack, Dave (D) 14 years IA-02 Energy and Commerce   15-Apr-19
Lowey, Nita (D) 32 years NY-17 Appropriations (Chair)   10-Oct-19
Lujan, Ben Ray (D) 12 years NM-03 Energy and Commerce
Climate Crisis		 Running for Senate 2-Apr-19
Marchant, Kenny (R) 16 years TX-24 Ways and Means
Ethics (Ranking)		   5-Aug-19
Marshall, Roger (R) 4 years KS-01 Agriculture
Science, Space, and Technology		 Running for Senate 7-Sep-19
Mitchell, Paul (R) 4 years MI-10 Armed Services
Transportation and Infrastructure		   24-Jul-19
Olson, Pete (R) 12 years TX-22 Energy and Commerce
Science, Space, and Technology		   25-Jul-19
Riggleman, Denver (R) 2 years VA-05 Financial Services Lost renomination at party convention 13-Jun-20
Roby, Martha (R) 10 years AL-02 Appropriations
Judiciary		   26-Jul-19
Roe, Phil (R) 12 years TN-01 Education and Labor
Veterans' Affairs		   3-Jan-20
Rooney, Francis (R) 4 years FL-19 Foreign Affairs
Science, Space, and Technology		   19-Oct-19
Sensenbrenner, Jim (R) 42 years WI-05 Foreign Affairs
Judiciary		   4-Sep-19
Serrano, Jose (D) 31 years NY-15 Appropriations   25-Mar-19
Shimkus, John (R) 24 years IL-15 Energy and Commerce   30-Aug-19
Thornberry, Mac (R) 26 years TX-13 Armed Services (Ranking)   30-Sep-19
Tipton, Scott (R) 10 years CO-03 Financial Services Lost primary election 30-Jun-20
Visclosky, Peter (D) 36 years IN-01 Appropriations   6-Nov-19
Walden, Greg (R) 22 years OR-02 Energy and Commerce (Ranking)   28-Oct-19
Walker, Mark (R) 6 years NC-06 Homeland Security
House Administration		   17-Dec-19
Woodall, Rob (R) 10 years GA-07 Budget
Transportation and Infrastructure
Modernization of Congress		   7-Feb-19
Yoho, Ted (R) 8 years FL-03 Agriculture
Foreign Affairs		   10-Dec-19

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
Meadows, Mark (R) 8 years NC-11   Had already announced retirement; resigned 3-31-20 to become Trump Chief of Staff; special election TBD 19-Dec-19
Ratcliffe, John (R) 5 years TX-04   Confirmed to be Director of National Intelligence; no special election 21-May-20

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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