Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats...
Open (incumbent not running for re-election)
No incumbent running
Uncontested (one candidate running)
Multiple incumbents running
Incumbent | Party | Office | Reason for not seeking re-election |
California | |||
Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham | Republican | House CD 50 | Vacant Office. 28 November 2005: Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (CA-CD 50) resigned resigned from the U.S. House after pleading guilty to Federal charges involving bribes, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. 14 July 2005: Congressman Cunningham, who is under investigation for his activities with a defense contractor, announced that he will not seek re-election. |
Colorado | |||
Congressman Bob Beauprez | Republican | House CD 7 | Open Seat |
Florida | |||
Congressman Katherine Harris | Republican | House CD 13 | Open Seat. 7 June 2005: Running for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2006. |
Idaho | |||
Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter | Republican | House CD 1 | Open Seat. Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
Illinois | |||
Congressman Henry J. Hyde | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 18 April 2005: Announced retirement at the end of the current term. |
Iowa | |||
Congressman Jim Nussle | Republican | House CD 1 | Open Seat. Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
Maryland | |||
Senator Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 11 March 2005: Announced that he is retiring and is not a candidate for re-election in 2006 |
Congressman Benjamin L. Cardin | Democratic | House CD 3 | Open Seat. Running for the Class 1 Senate seat in 2006. |
Minnesota | |||
Senator Mark Dayton | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 9 February 2005: Senator Dayton announces that he will not seek re-election. |
Congressman Mark R. Kennedy | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 2005 February 11: Congressman Kennedy announced that he would seek the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Mark Dayton. |
Nebraska | |||
Congressman Tom Osborne | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
Nevada | |||
Congressman Jim Gibbons | Republican | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 31 August 2005: Running for Governor in 2006 |
New Jersey | |||
Senator Jon Corzine | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. Elected Governor of New Jersey, 8 November 2005 |
Governor Richard James Codey | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Acting Governor Codey announced on 31 January 2005 that he will not be a candidate for the full 4-year term resulting from the Gubernatorial Election in November 2005 |
New York | |||
Governor George E. Pataki | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. on 27 July 2005, Gov. Pataki announced he will not be seeking re-election to a fourth term in 2006. |
Ohio | |||
Congressman Michael G. Oxley | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. On 1 November 2005 Congressman Oxley announced that after 25 years of service he is retiring will not seek re-election in 2006. |
Congressman Ted Strickland | Democratic | House CD 6 | Open Seat. Running for Governor in 2006 |
Congressman Sherrod Brown | Democratic | House CD 13 | Open Seat. Possible candidate for Senate |
Oklahoma | |||
Congressman Ernest Istook | Republican | House CD 5 | Open Seat. 3 October 2005: Announced his candidacy for Governor |
Tennessee | |||
Senator Bill Frist | Republican | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 9 March 2005: Media reports state that Senator Frist will announce that he is not a candidate for re-election in 2006. |
Congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr. | Democratic | House CD 9 | Open Seat. 9 March 2005: Congressman Ford announces his intentions to run for Senator Bill Frist's Class 1 seat in 2006. |
Vermont | |||
Senator Jim Jeffords | Independent | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 20 April 2005: Announced retirement effective at the end of his current term. |
Tally | ||||
Office | Reason for Open Chair or Seat | |||
Vacant | Voluntary | Total | ||
Congressman | Republican | 1 | 10 | 11 |
Democratic | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Senator | Democratic | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Governor | Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals | 1 | 21 | 22 |
Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
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