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 |
| Alabama | |||
| Governor Bob Riley | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman R. Parker "Parker" Griffith | Republican | House CD 5 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. 1 June 2010 Primary. 22 December 2009: "I am announcing today that I'm joining the Republican conference immediately". |
| Congressman Artur Genestre Davis | Democratic | House CD 7 | Open Seat. 1 June 2010: Lost his party's nomination for Governor. 6 February 2009: Running for Governor in 2010 |
| Alaska | |||
| Senator Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. 24 August 2010 Primary. On 17 September 2010 Senator Murkowski announced she would run as a General Election write-in candidate |
| Arizona | |||
| Congressman John B. Shadegg | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 14 January 2010: Announced retirement |
| Arkansas | |||
| Congressman Marion Berry | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 25 January 2010: Announced retirement |
| Congressman Victor Frederick "Vic" Snyder | Democratic | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 15 January 2010: Announced he will not seek an 8th term. |
| Congressman John Nichols Boozman | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 6 February 2010: Congressman Boozman announced his bid for the Senate Class 3 Seat |
| California | |||
| Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman George P. Radanovich | Republican | House CD 19 | Open Seat. 29 December 2009: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Diane E. Watson | Democratic | House CD 33 | Open Seat. 10 February 2010: Announced retirement. |
| Colorado | |||
| Governor Willliam "Bill" Ritter, Jr. | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. 5 January 2010: Media reports indicate Governor Ritter will not run for re-election. |
| Connecticut | |||
| Senator Christopher J. Dodd | Democratic | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 31 July 2009: Senator Dodd announced he has prostate cancer. 6 January 2010: Announced retirement. |
| Governor M. Jodi Rell | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. 9 November 2009: Said she will not seek re-election in 2010. |
| Delaware | |||
| Congressman Michael N. "Mike" Castle | Republican | House At-Large | Open Seat. 6 October 2009: Annouced he will run for the Senate Class 2 Seat in 2010. However, he lost the 14 September 2010 priamry. |
| Florida | |||
| Senator George S. LeMieux | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. Does not plan to seek election |
| Governor Charlie Crist | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. 12 May 2009: Announced he is running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2010. |
| Congressman Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite | Republican | House CD 5 | Open Seat. 30 April 2010: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Adam H. Putnam | Republican | House CD 12 | Open Seat. 1 February 2009: Announced he will run for state Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services in 2010. |
| Congressman Kendrick B. Meek | Democratic | House CD 17 | Open Seat. 13 January 2009: Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010 |
| Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Republican | House CD 21 | Open Seat. 2010 February 11: Announced retirement |
| Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | House CD 25 | Open Seat. 11 February 2010: Announced he will run for his brother's CD 21 seat in 2010. His brother, Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, is retiring. |
| Georgia | |||
| Governor Sonny Perdue | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman John Linder | Republican | House CD 7 | Open Seat. 27 February 2010: Announced retirement. |
| Hawaii | |||
| Governor Linda Lingle | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Illinois | |||
| Congressman Mark Steven Kirk | Republican | House CD 10 | Vacant Office. Congressman Mark Steven Kirk, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2000, ran for and was elected to the Class 3 U.S. Senate Seat on 2 November 2010. He actually won two elections to the Senate: The first for the partial term ending in January 2011 and second for the full term ending in January 2017. The Congressman resigned from Congress on 29 November 2010 to take his new seat in the Senate. He announced his intentions to run for the Senate Seat on 8 July 2009. |
| Indiana | |||
| Senator Evan Bayh | Democratic | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 15 February 2010: Announced he will not seek re-election in 2010 |
| Governor Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Steve Buyer | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 29 January 2010: Announced he will not seek reelection due to his wife's illness. |
| Congressman Brad Ellsworth | Democratic | House CD 8 | Open Seat. 19 February 2010: Congressman Ellsworth intends to be the replacement Democratic candidate for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010. |
| Kansas | |||
| Senator Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. Candidate for Governor in 2010 |
| Governor Mark Parkinson | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Governor Parkinson announced that he does not plan to run for election. |
| Congressman Jerry Moran | Republican | House CD 1 | Open Seat. Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010 |
| Congressman Dennis Moore | Democratic | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 23 November 2009: Announced retirement at the end of his term. |
| Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. Ran for but lost his party's nomination for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010 |
| Kentucky | |||
| Senator Jim Bunning | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 27 July 2009: Announced that he will not seek re-election. |
| Louisiana | |||
| Congressman Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon, Jr. | Democratic | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 19 June 2009: Media reports state that Congressman Melancon plans to run for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010. |
| Maine | |||
| Governor John Elias Baldacci | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt | Democratic | House CD 10 | Open Seat. 4 March 2010: Announced he would not seek re-election. |
| Michigan | |||
| Governor Jennifer M. Granholm | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Bart Stupak | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 9 April 2010: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Peter "Pete" Hoekstra | Republican | House CD 2 | Open Seat. Ran for but lost his party's nomination for Governor in 2010 |
| Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 10 February 2010: Announced his retirement |
| Congressman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | Democratic | House CD 13 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. 3 August 2010 Primary |
| Minnesota | |||
| Governor Tim Pawlenty | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. 2 June 2009: Announced he would not seek re-election. |
| Mississippi | |||
| Governor Haley Barbour | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Missouri | |||
| Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 8 January 2009: Announced he would not seek re-election in 2010 |
| Congressman Roy Blunt | Republican | House CD 7 | Open Seat. 19 February 2009: Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010 |
| Montana | |||
| Governor Brian Schweitzer | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Nevada | |||
| Governor James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons | Republican | Governor | Lost Primary / No Longer Running |
| New Hampshire | |||
| Senator Judd A. Gregg | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 3 February 2009: Nominated by President Obama for Secretary of Commerce. Governor John Lynch announced Bonnie Newman as his choice to replace U.S. Senator Judd Gregg. Future Senator Newman has promised not to run for the seat in 2010. 12 February 2009 update: Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his name from consideration for for Secretary of Commerce due to policy differences with President Obama. Senator Gregg also announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. |
| Congressman Paul W. Hodes | Democratic | House CD 2 | Open Seat. Running for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010 |
| New Mexico | |||
| Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| New York | |||
| Governor David A. Paterson | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Six days after having formally announced his candidacy for election in his own right, Governor Paterson officially withdrew his candidacy. |
| North Dakota | |||
| Senator Byron Leslie Dorgan | Democratic | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 5 January 2010: Announced retirement. |
| Ohio | |||
| Senator George V. Voinovich | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 12 January 2009: Announced retirement |
| Oklahoma | |||
| Governor Brad Henry | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Mary C. Fallin | Republican | House CD 5 | Open Seat. Candidate for Governor in 2010 |
| Oregon | |||
| Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Senator Arlen Specter | Democratic | Senate Class 3 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running |
| Governor Edward G. "Ed" Rendell | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr. | Democratic | House CD 7 | Open Seat. Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010. |
| Rhode Island | |||
| Governor Donald L. Carcieri | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 11 February 2010: Media reports state Congressman Kennedy has decided not to seek re-election. |
| South Carolina | |||
| Governor Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Republican | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 4 January 2010: Announced retirement |
| Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 4 March 2009: Announced candidacy for Govenor in 2010 |
| Congressman Robert D. "Bob" Inglis | Republican | House CD 4 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. 22 June 2010 Runoff |
| South Dakota | |||
| Governor Mike Rounds | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Tennessee | |||
| Governor Philip N. "Phil" Bredesen | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Zach Wamp | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 5 August 2010: Lost his party's Gubernatorial primary. 13 January 2009: Announced he will not run for re-election to Congress. 5 January 2009: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2010. |
| Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon | Democratic | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 14 December 2009: Congressman Gordon announced his plans to retire from Congress when his current term ends in 2010. |
| Congressman John S. Tanner | Democratic | House CD 8 | Open Seat. 2 December 2009: Announced retirement |
| Texas | |||
| Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. Candidate for Governor in 2010. 29 July 2009: She announced that she would resign her Senate Seat in the October/November 2009 timeframe. 13 November 2009: Media reports state she will not resign until after the Gubernatorial primary. 31 March 2010: Senator Hutchison announced that she will serve out the remainder of her term. |
| Utah | |||
| Senator Robert F. "Bob" Bennett | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Failed to qualify for Primary. 8 May 2010: Received 26.99% at the state Convention (round 2). Eliminated. |
| Vermont | |||
| Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. 27 August 2009: Announced he would not run for re-election |
| Washington | |||
| Congressman Brian N. Baird | Democratic | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 9 December 2009: Announced his retirement at the end of his term-- will not run for re-election. |
| West Virginia | |||
| Congressman Alan Bowlby Mollohan | Democratic | House CD 1 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. defeated in his bid for renomination 11 May 2010 |
| Wisconsin | |||
| Governor Jim Doyle | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Circa 15 August 2009: Announced he will not seek re-election. |
| Congressman David R. Obey | Democratic | House CD 7 | Open Seat. 5 May 2010: Announced he will not seek re-election. |
| Wyoming | |||
| Governor Dave Freudenthal | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit. Note: The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004 |
| Tally | |||||||
| Office | Reason for Open Chair or Seat | ||||||
| Lost Primary | Term Limit | Voluntary | Vacant | Failed to Qualify | Total | ||
| Senator | Republican | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Governor | Republican | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Democratic | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Congressman | Republican | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Totals | 7 | 18 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 81 | |
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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