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Republican Congressman Paul Cook of California's 8th Congressional District has announced he will not seek re-election and will instead run for the San Bernadino County Board of Supervisors. That type of county seat is a bit uncommon for a sitting member of Congress to run for, so might be considered semi-retirement as well. Cook is in his 4th term and was first elected in 2012. The district is mostly rural covering Mono, Inyo and large portions of San Bernadino County. This is a fairly Republican district and should be easily held by the GOP
Currently there are four Senators not seeking re-election to their Senate seats, three are Republican and one Democrat
Republicans not Seeking Re-election to the Senate
1. KS- Pat Roberts- Retiring
Trump 56.2-35.7, Romney 59.6-38.0
3. WY- Mike Enzi- Retiring
Trump 68.2, Clinton 21.9 Romney 68.6-Obama 27.8
Democrats not seeking re-election to the Senate
1. NM- Tom Udall-Retiring
Clinton 48.3-40.0, Obama 53.0-42.8
Currently, there are twenty members of the House who have announced they will not seek re-election, sixteen are Republican and four are Democrats
15. UT-01 Rob Bishop-Retiring
Trump 49.7-22.4, Romney 77.4-20.4
16. WI-05 Jim Sensenbrenner- Retiring
Trump 57.4-37.3, Romney 61.3-37.7
Democrats not seeking re-election to the House
1. CA- 53 Susan Davis- Retiring
Clinton 64.5-29.6, Obama 61.4-36.4
2. IA-2 Dave Loebsack- Retiring
Trump 49.1-45.0, Obama 55.8-42.7
3. NM-3 Ben Ray Lujan- Running for Senate
Clinton 51.8-36.7, Obama 57.5-38.7
4. NY-15 Jose Serrano-Retiring
Clinton 93.8-4.9, Obama 96.7-3.0
Currently there will be one Special Election in the Senate. This is in a Republican held seat
1. Georgia- Johnny Isakson- resigning Dec 31 Appointed Senator unknown- Special Election Date- General Election 2020
Trump 50.4-45.4, Romney 53.2-45.4
Currently there will be one Special Election in the House, the seat is a Republican one open due to a resignation.
1. WI-7 Sean Duffy- Resigning September 23rd- no date
Trump 57.7-37.3, Romney 50.9-47.8
Special Election Results. There have been three Special Election so far, all in a Republican districts and
all three were held by the GOP
1. PA-12 Tom Marino- resigned January 23rd- Special Election Held May 21st 2019- Republican Fred Keller Defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 68.1-31.9 this was a Republican Hold
Trump 66.1-29.7, Romney 61.5-36.8
2. NC-03 Walter B Jones Jr- Passed Away Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Democrat Allen Thomas 61.7-37.5. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 60.5-36.9, Romney 58.4-40.6
3. NC-09 Vacant formerly Robert Pittinger, Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Dan Bishop defeated Democrat Dan McCready 50.7-48.7. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 54.4-42.8, Romney 55.4-43.8
Democratic Congressman Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts 4th district has announced he will not seek re-election as he is running for the Senate in a Primary challenge to Democratic Senator Ed Markey. Kennedy is in his 4th term in the House after first being elected in 2012 and is the Grandson of Robert Kennedy and Grand Nephew of former President John F Kennedy. The district primarily covers portions of the suburbs south and southwest of Boston along the Rhode Island border and is fairly Democratic.
Currently there are four Senators not seeking re-election to their Senate seats, three are Republican and one Democrat
Republicans not Seeking Re-election to the Senate
1. KS- Pat Roberts- Retiring
Trump 56.2-35.7, Romney 59.6-38.0
3. WY- Mike Enzi- Retiring
Trump 68.2, Clinton 21.9 Romney 68.6-Obama 27.8
Democrats not seeking re-election to the Senate
1. NM- Tom Udall-Retiring
Clinton 48.3-40.0, Obama 53.0-42.8
Currently, there are twenty one members of the House who have announced they will not seek re-election, sixteen are Republican and five are Democrats
15. UT-01 Rob Bishop-Retiring
Trump 49.7-22.4, Romney 77.4-20.4
16. WI-05 Jim Sensenbrenner- Retiring
Trump 57.4-37.3, Romney 61.3-37.7
Democrats not seeking re-election to the House
1. CA- 53 Susan Davis- Retiring
Clinton 64.5-29.6, Obama 61.4-36.4
2. IA-2 Dave Loebsack- Retiring
Trump 49.1-45.0, Obama 55.8-42.7
3. MA-4 Joe Kennedy III-Running For Senate
Clinton 59.2-35.0, Obama 57.2-41.3
4. NM-3 Ben Ray Lujan- Running for Senate
Clinton 51.8-36.7, Obama 57.5-38.7
5. NY-15 Jose Serrano-Retiring
Clinton 93.8-4.9, Obama 96.7-3.0
Currently there will be one Special Election in the Senate. This is in a Republican held seat
1. Georgia- Johnny Isakson- resigning Dec 31 Appointed Senator unknown- Special Election Date- General Election 2020
Trump 50.4-45.4, Romney 53.2-45.4
Currently there will be one Special Election in the House, the seat is a Republican one open due to a resignation.
1. WI-7 Sean Duffy- Resigning September 23rd- no date
Trump 57.7-37.3, Romney 50.9-47.8
Special Election Results. There have been three Special Election so far, all in a Republican districts and
all three were held by the GOP
1. PA-12 Tom Marino- resigned January 23rd- Special Election Held May 21st 2019- Republican Fred Keller Defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 68.1-31.9 this was a Republican Hold
Trump 66.1-29.7, Romney 61.5-36.8
2. NC-03 Walter B Jones Jr- Passed Away Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Democrat Allen Thomas 61.7-37.5. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 60.5-36.9, Romney 58.4-40.6
3. NC-09 Vacant formerly Robert Pittinger, Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Dan Bishop defeated Democrat Dan McCready 50.7-48.7. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 54.4-42.8, Romney 55.4-43.8
The Special Election date for WI-7 has been announced following Republican Congressman Sean Duffy's official resignation. Special Election will be held on January 27th.
Currently there are four Senators not seeking re-election to their Senate seats, three are Republican and one Democrat
Republicans not Seeking Re-election to the Senate
1. KS- Pat Roberts- Retiring
Trump 56.2-35.7, Romney 59.6-38.0
3. WY- Mike Enzi- Retiring
Trump 68.2, Clinton 21.9 Romney 68.6-Obama 27.8
Democrats not seeking re-election to the Senate
1. NM- Tom Udall-Retiring
Clinton 48.3-40.0, Obama 53.0-42.8
Currently, there are twenty one members of the House who have announced they will not seek re-election, sixteen are Republican and five are Democrats
15. UT-01 Rob Bishop-Retiring
Trump 49.7-22.4, Romney 77.4-20.4
16. WI-05 Jim Sensenbrenner- Retiring
Trump 57.4-37.3, Romney 61.3-37.7
Democrats not seeking re-election to the House
1. CA- 53 Susan Davis- Retiring
Clinton 64.5-29.6, Obama 61.4-36.4
2. IA-2 Dave Loebsack- Retiring
Trump 49.1-45.0, Obama 55.8-42.7
3. MA-4 Joe Kennedy III-Running For Senate
Clinton 59.2-35.0, Obama 57.2-41.3
4. NM-3 Ben Ray Lujan- Running for Senate
Clinton 51.8-36.7, Obama 57.5-38.7
5. NY-15 Jose Serrano-Retiring
Clinton 93.8-4.9, Obama 96.7-3.0
Currently there will be one Special Election in the Senate. This is in a Republican held seat
1. Georgia- Johnny Isakson- resigning Dec 31 Appointed Senator unknown- Special Election Date- General Election 2020
Trump 50.4-45.4, Romney 53.2-45.4
Currently there will be one Special Election in the House, the seat is a Republican one open due to a resignation.
1. WI-7 Sean Duffy- Resigned September 23rd- January 27th
Trump 57.7-37.3, Romney 50.9-47.8
Special Election Results. There have been three Special Election so far, all in a Republican districts and
all three were held by the GOP
1. PA-12 Tom Marino- resigned January 23rd- Special Election Held May 21st 2019- Republican Fred Keller Defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 68.1-31.9 this was a Republican Hold
Trump 66.1-29.7, Romney 61.5-36.8
2. NC-03 Walter B Jones Jr- Passed Away Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Democrat Allen Thomas 61.7-37.5. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 60.5-36.9, Romney 58.4-40.6
3. NC-09 Vacant formerly Robert Pittinger, Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Dan Bishop defeated Democrat Dan McCready 50.7-48.7. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 54.4-42.8, Romney 55.4-43.8
Republican Congressman Mac Thornberry of Texas's 13th district has announced he will not seek re-election. Thornberry was first elected in 1994 and is in his 13th term in the House. The district covers the Panhandle portion of Texas ans stretches to some of the northwest exurbs of the Dallas Ft Worth metro. This is one of the strongest GOP districts in the country and will remain safe Republican.
Republican Congressman Chris Collins of New York's 27th district has announced he is resigning from Congress. Collins's resignation comes amid his arrest by the FBI last year and his anticipated guilty plea. Collins won re-election last year by 0.3% following his arrest, but the guilty plea obviously changes that. Collins was first elected in 2012 and is in his 4th term. The district generally covers the eastern & southern suburbs of Buffalo, southern suburbs of Rochester and some rural swaths in between. This is the most Republican district in New York and Collins's resignation does make it a bit safer for the GOP than if he remained in Congress. No date for the special election has been set yet.
Currently there are four Senators not seeking re-election to their Senate seats, three are Republican and one Democrat
Republicans not Seeking Re-election to the Senate
1. KS- Pat Roberts- Retiring
Trump 56.2-35.7, Romney 59.6-38.0
3. WY- Mike Enzi- Retiring
Trump 68.2, Clinton 21.9 Romney 68.6-Obama 27.8
Democrats not seeking re-election to the Senate
1. NM- Tom Udall-Retiring
Clinton 48.3-40.0, Obama 53.0-42.8
Currently, there are twenty two members of the House who have announced they will not seek re-election, seventeen are Republican and five are Democrats
16. UT-01 Rob Bishop-Retiring
Trump 49.7-22.4, Romney 77.4-20.4
17. WI-05 Jim Sensenbrenner- Retiring
Trump 57.4-37.3, Romney 61.3-37.7
Democrats not seeking re-election to the House
1. CA- 53 Susan Davis- Retiring
Clinton 64.5-29.6, Obama 61.4-36.4
2. IA-2 Dave Loebsack- Retiring
Trump 49.1-45.0, Obama 55.8-42.7
3. MA-4 Joe Kennedy III-Running For Senate
Clinton 59.2-35.0, Obama 57.2-41.3
4. NM-3 Ben Ray Lujan- Running for Senate
Clinton 51.8-36.7, Obama 57.5-38.7
5. NY-15 Jose Serrano-Retiring
Clinton 93.8-4.9, Obama 96.7-3.0
Currently there will be one Special Election in the Senate. This is in a Republican held seat
1. Georgia- Johnny Isakson- resigning Dec 31 Appointed Senator unknown- Special Election Date- General Election 2020
Trump 50.4-45.4, Romney 53.2-45.4
Currently there will be two Special Elections in the House, both seats were Republican and open due to resignation.
1. NY-27 Chris Collins- Resigned September 30th, Special Election TBD
Trump 59.7-35.2, Romney 55.3-42.9
2. WI-7 Sean Duffy- Resigned September 23rd- Special ElectionJanuary 27th
Trump 57.7-37.3, Romney 50.9-47.8
Special Election Results. There have been three Special Election so far, all in a Republican districts and
all three were held by the GOP
1. PA-12 Tom Marino- resigned January 23rd- Special Election Held May 21st 2019- Republican Fred Keller Defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 68.1-31.9 this was a Republican Hold
Trump 66.1-29.7, Romney 61.5-36.8
2. NC-03 Walter B Jones Jr- Passed Away Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Democrat Allen Thomas 61.7-37.5. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 60.5-36.9, Romney 58.4-40.6
3. NC-09 Vacant formerly Robert Pittinger, Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Dan Bishop defeated Democrat Dan McCready 50.7-48.7. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 54.4-42.8, Romney 55.4-43.8
Democratic Congressman Nita Lowey of New York's 17th district has announced she will not seek re-election. Lowey was first elected in 1988 and is serving in her 16th term. The 17th district covers portions of the northern NYC suburbs in the Lower Hudson Valley (primarily central and northwestern Westchester County along with Rockland County and is a fairly Democratic district.
Currently there are four Senators not seeking re-election to their Senate seats, three are Republican and one Democrat
Republicans not Seeking Re-election to the Senate
1. KS- Pat Roberts- Retiring
Trump 56.2-35.7, Romney 59.6-38.0
3. WY- Mike Enzi- Retiring
Trump 68.2, Clinton 21.9 Romney 68.6-Obama 27.8
Democrats not seeking re-election to the Senate
1. NM- Tom Udall-Retiring
Clinton 48.3-40.0, Obama 53.0-42.8
Currently, there are twenty three members of the House who have announced they will not seek re-election, seventeen are Republican and six are Democrats
16. UT-01 Rob Bishop-Retiring
Trump 49.7-22.4, Romney 77.4-20.4
17. WI-05 Jim Sensenbrenner- Retiring
Trump 57.4-37.3, Romney 61.3-37.7
Democrats not seeking re-election to the House
1. CA- 53 Susan Davis- Retiring
Clinton 64.5-29.6, Obama 61.4-36.4
2. IA-2 Dave Loebsack- Retiring
Trump 49.1-45.0, Obama 55.8-42.7
3. MA-4 Joe Kennedy III-Running For Senate
Clinton 59.2-35.0, Obama 57.2-41.3
4. NM-3 Ben Ray Lujan- Running for Senate
Clinton 51.8-36.7, Obama 57.5-38.7
5. NY-15 Jose Serrano-Retiring
Clinton 93.8-4.9, Obama 96.7-3.0
6. NY-17 Nita Lowey- Retiring
Clinton 58.6-38.4, Obama 57.1-41.8
Currently there will be one Special Election in the Senate. This is in a Republican held seat
1. Georgia- Johnny Isakson- resigning Dec 31 Appointed Senator unknown- Special Election Date- General Election 2020
Trump 50.4-45.4, Romney 53.2-45.4
Currently there will be two Special Elections in the House, both seats were Republican and open due to resignation.
1. NY-27 Chris Collins- Resigned September 30th, Special Election TBD
Trump 59.7-35.2, Romney 55.3-42.9
2. WI-7 Sean Duffy- Resigned September 23rd- Special Election January 27th
Trump 57.7-37.3, Romney 50.9-47.8
Special Election Results. There have been three Special Election so far, all in a Republican districts and
all three were held by the GOP
1. PA-12 Tom Marino- resigned January 23rd- Special Election Held May 21st 2019- Republican Fred Keller Defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 68.1-31.9 this was a Republican Hold
Trump 66.1-29.7, Romney 61.5-36.8
2. NC-03 Walter B Jones Jr- Passed Away Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Democrat Allen Thomas 61.7-37.5. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 60.5-36.9, Romney 58.4-40.6
3. NC-09 Vacant formerly Robert Pittinger, Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Dan Bishop defeated Democrat Dan McCready 50.7-48.7. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 54.4-42.8, Romney 55.4-43.8
Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland's 7th district passed away of August 19th. Cummings was in his 13th term (12th full) after first being elected during a Special Election in 1996. The district covers a little over half of the city of Baltimore (mostly along its west-side) along with portions of Baltimore and Howard County. The district is heavily and safe Democratic.
Currently there are four Senators not seeking re-election to their Senate seats, three are Republican and one Democrat
Republicans not Seeking Re-election to the Senate
1. KS- Pat Roberts- Retiring
Trump 56.2-35.7, Romney 59.6-38.0
3. WY- Mike Enzi- Retiring
Trump 68.2, Clinton 21.9 Romney 68.6-Obama 27.8
Democrats not seeking re-election to the Senate
1. NM- Tom Udall-Retiring
Clinton 48.3-40.0, Obama 53.0-42.8
Currently, there are twenty three members of the House who have announced they will not seek re-election, seventeen are Republican and six are Democrats
16. UT-01 Rob Bishop-Retiring
Trump 49.7-22.4, Romney 77.4-20.4
17. WI-05 Jim Sensenbrenner- Retiring
Trump 57.4-37.3, Romney 61.3-37.7
Democrats not seeking re-election to the House
1. CA- 53 Susan Davis- Retiring
Clinton 64.5-29.6, Obama 61.4-36.4
2. IA-2 Dave Loebsack- Retiring
Trump 49.1-45.0, Obama 55.8-42.7
3. MA-4 Joe Kennedy III-Running For Senate
Clinton 59.2-35.0, Obama 57.2-41.3
4. NM-3 Ben Ray Lujan- Running for Senate
Clinton 51.8-36.7, Obama 57.5-38.7
5. NY-15 Jose Serrano-Retiring
Clinton 93.8-4.9, Obama 96.7-3.0
6. NY-17 Nita Lowey- Retiring
Clinton 58.6-38.4, Obama 57.1-41.8
Currently there will be one Special Election in the Senate. This is in a Republican held seat
1. Georgia- Johnny Isakson- resigning Dec 31 Appointed Senator unknown- Special Election Date- General Election 2020
Trump 50.4-45.4, Romney 53.2-45.4
Currently there will be three Special Elections in the House, two seats were Republican and open due to resignation, one seat was Democratic and is open due to a death
Special Elections in seats that Republicans held
1. NY-27 Chris Collins- Resigned September 30th, Special Election TBD
Trump 59.7-35.2, Romney 55.3-42.9
2. WI-7 Sean Duffy- Resigned September 23rd- Special Election January 27th
Trump 57.7-37.3, Romney 50.9-47.8
Special Elections in seats that Democrats held
1. MD-7 Elijah Cummings- Passed Away, Special Election TBD
Clinton 75.8-20.2, Obama 76.2-22.3
Special Election Results. There have been three Special Election so far, all in a Republican districts and
all three were held by the GOP
1. PA-12 Tom Marino- resigned January 23rd- Special Election Held May 21st 2019- Republican Fred Keller Defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 68.1-31.9 this was a Republican Hold
Trump 66.1-29.7, Romney 61.5-36.8
2. NC-03 Walter B Jones Jr- Passed Away Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Democrat Allen Thomas 61.7-37.5. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 60.5-36.9, Romney 58.4-40.6
3. NC-09 Vacant formerly Robert Pittinger, Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Dan Bishop defeated Democrat Dan McCready 50.7-48.7. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 54.4-42.8, Romney 55.4-43.8
I was rather expecting some more retirements after the summer recess, which is when such announcements are typically made.
That does tend to be a common time for announcements, but not as much as you might think.
Just looked at the 2018 thread for comparison purposes. At this point in the 2018 cycle, 19 House Republicans announced they would not seek re-election and 10 Democrats stated the same.
A little less than half of House Republicans and House Democrats that wound up not seeking re-election had announced by this point in the 2018 cycle. Without looking up other years it is a bit hard to be certain, but if the timeline in announcements is similar to 2018, we haven't quite reached the halfway point yet.
Bob Corker was the only Senator who did not seek re-election in 2018 that had announced by this point.
Shortly after I posted the last update the news broke about another retirement. Republican Florida Congressman Francis Rooney of the 19th district has announced he will not seek re-election. Rooney's announcement comes shortly after he stated he would be open to impeachment following Mulvaney's comment regarding the Quid Pro Quo in regards to Ukraine. Rooney is in his 2nd term after first being elected in 2016. The district covers portions of the coast in SW Florida including Fort Meyers, Naples, Cape Coral and Marco Island and is pretty strongly Republican.
Currently there are four Senators not seeking re-election to their Senate seats, three are Republican and one Democrat
Republicans not Seeking Re-election to the Senate
1. KS- Pat Roberts- Retiring
Trump 56.2-35.7, Romney 59.6-38.0
3. WY- Mike Enzi- Retiring
Trump 68.2, Clinton 21.9 Romney 68.6-Obama 27.8
Democrats not seeking re-election to the Senate
1. NM- Tom Udall-Retiring
Clinton 48.3-40.0, Obama 53.0-42.8
Currently, there are twenty four members of the House who have announced they will not seek re-election, eighteen are Republican and six are Democrats
17. UT-01 Rob Bishop-Retiring
Trump 49.7-22.4, Romney 77.4-20.4
18. WI-05 Jim Sensenbrenner- Retiring
Trump 57.4-37.3, Romney 61.3-37.7
Democrats not seeking re-election to the House
1. CA- 53 Susan Davis- Retiring
Clinton 64.5-29.6, Obama 61.4-36.4
2. IA-2 Dave Loebsack- Retiring
Trump 49.1-45.0, Obama 55.8-42.7
3. MA-4 Joe Kennedy III-Running For Senate
Clinton 59.2-35.0, Obama 57.2-41.3
4. NM-3 Ben Ray Lujan- Running for Senate
Clinton 51.8-36.7, Obama 57.5-38.7
5. NY-15 Jose Serrano-Retiring
Clinton 93.8-4.9, Obama 96.7-3.0
6. NY-17 Nita Lowey- Retiring
Clinton 58.6-38.4, Obama 57.1-41.8
Currently there will be one Special Election in the Senate. This is in a Republican held seat
1. Georgia- Johnny Isakson- resigning Dec 31 Appointed Senator unknown- Special Election Date- General Election 2020
Trump 50.4-45.4, Romney 53.2-45.4
Currently there will be three Special Elections in the House, two seats were Republican and open due to resignation, one seat was Democratic and is open due to a death
Special Elections in seats that Republicans held
1. NY-27 Chris Collins- Resigned September 30th, Special Election TBD
Trump 59.7-35.2, Romney 55.3-42.9
2. WI-7 Sean Duffy- Resigned September 23rd- Special Election January 27th
Trump 57.7-37.3, Romney 50.9-47.8
Special Elections in seats that Democrats held
1. MD-7 Elijah Cummings- Passed Away, Special Election TBD
Clinton 75.8-20.2, Obama 76.2-22.3
Special Election Results. There have been three Special Election so far, all in a Republican districts and
all three were held by the GOP
1. PA-12 Tom Marino- resigned January 23rd- Special Election Held May 21st 2019- Republican Fred Keller Defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 68.1-31.9 this was a Republican Hold
Trump 66.1-29.7, Romney 61.5-36.8
2. NC-03 Walter B Jones Jr- Passed Away Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Greg Murphy defeated Democrat Allen Thomas 61.7-37.5. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 60.5-36.9, Romney 58.4-40.6
3. NC-09 Vacant formerly Robert Pittinger, Special Election Held September 10th, Republican Dan Bishop defeated Democrat Dan McCready 50.7-48.7. This was a Republican Hold
Trump 54.4-42.8, Romney 55.4-43.8
Just to make a correction to one of the above posts, it was August 17th that Cummings passed away.
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