List of US Lawmakers Not Seeking Reelection in 2026

As of March 27, 2026, 57 voting members of the U.S. House—21 Democrats and 36 Republicans—announced they would not seek reelection, most either retiring or running for higher office, according to Ballotpedia’s tracking.

The number of House members not seeking reelection is higher than previous cycles. Ballotpedia recorded 42 in 2024, 45 in 2022, 34 in 2020, and 46 in 2018.

Of the 57 House incumbents not running again, 29 are retiring; 16 are running for the U.S. Senate; 11 are running for governor; and one is running for state attorney general.

Below, using data from Ballotpedia, Newsweek has compiled a list of U.S. lawmakers who will not seek reelection in the 2026 elections.

House Incumbents Retiring from Public Office (29)

• Sam Graves — R — Missouri’s 6th — Announced March 27, 2026.
• Darrell Issa — R — California’s 48th — March 6, 2026.
• Tony Gonzalez — R — Texas’ 23rd — March 5, 2026.
• Burgess Owens — R — Utah’s 4th — March 4, 2026.
• Ryan Zinke — R — Montana’s 1st — March 2, 2026.
• Mark Amodei — R — Nevada’s 2nd — Feb. 6, 2026.
• Barry Loudermilk — R — Georgia’s 11th — Feb. 4, 2026.
• Vern Buchanan — R — Florida’s 16th — Jan. 27, 2026.
• Neal Dunn — R — Florida’s 2nd — Jan. 13, 2026.
• Julia Brownley — D — California’s 26th — Jan. 8, 2026.
• Steny Hoyer — D — Maryland’s 5th — Jan. 7, 2026.
• Elise Stefanik — R — New York’s 21st — Dec. 19, 2025.
• Dan Newhouse — R — Washington’s 4th — Dec. 17, 2025.
• Marc Veasey — D — Texas’ 33rd — Dec. 15, 2025.
• Lloyd Doggett — D — Texas’ 37th — Dec. 5, 2025.
• Troy Nehls — R — Texas’ 22nd — Nov. 29, 2025.
• Nydia Velázquez — D — New York’s 7th — Nov. 20, 2025.
• Jodey Arrington — R — Texas’ 19th — Nov. 11, 2025.
• Bonnie Watson Coleman — D — New Jersey’s 12th — Nov. 10, 2025.
• Nancy Pelosi — D — California’s 11th — Nov. 6, 2025.
• Jesús “Chuy” García — D — Illinois’ 4th — Nov. 5, 2025.
• Jared Golden — D — Maine’s 2nd — Nov. 5, 2025.
• Michael McCaul — R — Texas’ 10th — Sept. 14, 2025.
• Morgan Luttrell — R — Texas’ 8th — Sept. 11, 2025.
• Jerrold Nadler — D — New York’s 12th — Sept. 1, 2025.
• Danny K. Davis — D — Illinois’ 7th — July 31, 2025.
• Don Bacon — R — Nebraska’s 2nd — June 30, 2025.
• Dwight Evans — D — Pennsylvania’s 3rd — June 30, 2025.
• Jan Schakowsky — D — Illinois’ 9th — May 5, 2025.

House Incumbents Running for the U.S. Senate (16)

• Kevin Hern — R — Oklahoma’s 1st — Announced March 11, 2026.
• Julia Letlow — R — Louisiana’s 5th — Jan. 20, 2026.
• Harriet Hageman — R — Wyoming At-Large — Dec. 23, 2025.
• Jasmine Crockett — D — Texas’ 30th — Dec. 8, 2025.
• Seth Moulton — D — Massachusetts’ 6th — Oct. 15, 2025.
• Wesley Hunt — R — Texas’ 38th — Oct. 6, 2025.
• Ashley Hinson — R — Iowa’s 2nd — Sept. 2, 2025.
• Barry Moore — R — Alabama’s 1st — Aug. 12, 2025.
• Mike Collins — R — Georgia’s 10th — July 28, 2025.
• Earl “Buddy” Carter — R — Georgia’s 1st — May 8, 2025.
• Raja Krishnamoorthi — D — Illinois’ 8th — May 7, 2025.
• Robin Kelly — D — Illinois’ 2nd — May 6, 2025.
• Angie Craig — D — Minnesota’s 2nd — April 29, 2025.
• Andy Barr — R — Kentucky’s 6th — April 22, 2025.
• Haley Stevens — D — Michigan’s 11th — April 22, 2025.
• Chris Pappas — D — New Hampshire’s 1st — April 3, 2025.

House Incumbents Running for Governor (11)

• Eric Swalwell — D — California’s 14th — Announced Nov. 21, 2025.
• David Schweikert — R — Arizona’s 1st — Sept. 30, 2025.
• Tom Tiffany — R — Wisconsin’s 7th — Sept. 23, 2025.
• Nancy Mace — R — South Carolina’s 1st — Aug. 4, 2025.
• Ralph Norman — R — South Carolina’s 5th — July 28, 2025.
• Dusty Johnson — R — South Dakota At-Large — June 30, 2025.
• Randy Feenstra — R — Iowa’s 4th — May 12, 2025.
• John James — R — Michigan’s 10th — April 7, 2025.
• John Rose — R — Tennessee’s 6th — March 20, 2025.
• Byron Donalds — R — Florida’s 19th — Feb. 25, 2025.
• Andy Biggs — R — Arizona’s 5th — Jan. 25, 2025.

House Incumbent Running for Attorney General (1)

• Chip Roy — R — Texas’ 21st — Announced Aug. 21, 2025.

Potential Retirement Announcements (Not Exhaustive)

• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick — D — Florida’s 20th — Potential retirement.
• Sharice Davids — D — Kansas’ 3rd — Potential U.S. Senate run.
• Tom McClintock — R — California’s 5th — Potential retirement.
• Daniel Webster — R — Florida’s 11th — Potential retirement.
• Victoria Spartz — R — Indiana’s 5th — Potential retirement.