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 Robert J. Bentley | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Arizona | |||
Congressman Ann Leila Kirkpatrick | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 26 May 2015: Announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016. |
California | |||
Senator Barbara Boxer | Democratic | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. Open Seat - 8 January 2015: Announced she will not run for re-election. |
Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Congressman Sam Farr | Democratic | House CD 20 | Open Seat. 12 November 2015: Announced retirement. |
Congressman Lois G. Capps | Democratic | House CD 24 | Open Seat. 8 April 2015: Announced retirement. |
Congressman Janice Hahn | Democratic | House CD 44 | Open Seat. 18 February 2015: Running for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2016. |
Congressman Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | House CD 46 | Open Seat. 12 May 2015: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016. |
Colorado | |||
Governor John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Delaware | |||
Governor Jack A. Markell | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Congressman John Charles Carney, Jr. | Democratic | House At-Large | Open Seat. 16 September 2015: Announced he will run for Governor in 2016. |
Florida | |||
Senator Marco Rubio | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 13 April 2015: Announced he will run for President in 2016. He will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate. |
Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Congressman Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 13 April 2015: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016. |
Congressman Alan Mark Grayson | Democratic | House CD 9 | Open Seat. 9 July 2015: Announced he is running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016. |
Congressman Richard B. "Rich" Nugent | Republican | House CD 11 | Open Seat. 2 November 2015: Announced retirement. |
Congressman David W. Jolly | Republican | House CD 13 | Open Seat. 20 July 2015: Announced he is running for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2016. |
Congressman Patrick Erin Murphy | Democratic | House CD 18 | Open Seat. 23 March 2015: Announced run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. |
Georgia | |||
Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Illinois | |||
Congressman L. Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | House CD 8 | Open Seat. 27 March 2015: Running for US Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016. |
Indiana | |||
Senator Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 24 March 2015: Announced that he will not run for re-election. |
Congressman Marlin A. Stutzman | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 9 May 2015: Declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat. |
Congressman Todd Christopher Young | Republican | House CD 9 | Open Seat. 12 July 2015: Announced his candidacy for the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat. |
Kentucky | |||
Governor Steven L. "Steve" Beshear | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit |
Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield | Republican | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 29 September 2015: Announced he will not run for re-election. |
Louisiana | |||
Senator David B. Vitter | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 21 January 2014: Announced he will run for Governor in 2015. 21 November 2015: Announced retirement after losing Governor's contest. |
Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit |
Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 23 November 2015: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2016. |
Congressman John Calvin Fleming, Jr. | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 23 November 2015: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2016. |
Maine | |||
Governor Paul R. LePage | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Maryland | |||
Senator Barbara A. Mikulski | Democratic | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 2 March 2015: Announced retirement |
Congressman Donna Fern Edwards | Democratic | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 10 March 2015: Announced candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2016. |
Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | House CD 8 | Open Seat. 4 March 2015: Candidate for Senate Class 3 in 2016. |
Michigan | |||
Governor Rick Snyder | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Congressman Daniel J. "Dan" Benishek | Republican | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 15 September 2015: Announced that he would not seek re-election cited his 2010 pledge to only serve 3 terms. |
Congressman Candice S. Miller | Republican | House CD 10 | Open Seat. 5 March 2015: Announced retirement. |
Minnesota | |||
Congressman John Paul Kline, Jr. | Republican | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 3 September 2015: Not seeking re-election. |
Missouri | |||
Governor Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit. |
Nevada | |||
Senator Harry Mason Reid | Democratic | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 27 March 2015: Will not seek re-election in 2016. |
Governor Brian E. Sandoval | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Congressman Joseph John "Joe" Heck | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 6 July 2015: Running for Class 3 Senate Seat in 2016. |
New Hampshire | |||
Governor Maggie Hassan | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. 5 October 2015: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016. |
New Jersey | |||
Governor Christopher J. "Chris" Christie | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
New Mexico | |||
Governor Susana Martinez | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
New York | |||
Congressman Charles B. "Charlie" Rangel | Democratic | House CD 13 | Open Seat. January 2015: Media reports indicate Congressman Rangel will not seek re-election. |
Congressman Christopher Patrick "Chris" Gibson | Republican | House CD 19 | Open Seat. 6 January 2015: Announced retirement. "I thank the voters ... for this privilege to serve and pledge ... to work tirelessly on their behalf in this final term." Mr. Gibson may run for a statewide office in 2018. |
North Dakota | |||
Governor Jack Dalrymple | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. 24 August 2015: Governor Jack Dalrymple announces he will not run for re-election. |
Ohio | |||
Governor John Richard Kasich | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Congressman John Andrew Boehner | Republican | House CD 8 | Vacant Office. 25 September 2015: Announced he will resign 30 October. Governor John Richard Kasich (Republican) will call a special primary and election to fill the vacant seat. 30 October 2015: Resigned. |
Oklahoma | |||
Governor Mary C. Fallin | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Pennsylvania | |||
Congressman Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrick | Republican | House CD 8 | Open Seat. 6 November 2014: Announced he would retire at the end of his newly elected term-(that is, circa January 2017). |
Congressman Joseph R. "Joe" Pitts | Republican | House CD 16 | Open Seat. 6 November 2015: Announced retirement. |
South Carolina | |||
Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
South Dakota | |||
Governor Dennis M. Daugaard | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Tennessee | |||
Governor William "Bill" Haslam | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Texas | |||
Congressman Rubén E. Hinojosa | Democratic | House CD 15 | Open Seat. 13 November 2016: Announced retirement. |
Congressman Randy Neugebauer | Republican | House CD 19 | Open Seat. 17 September 2015: Announced retirement. |
Vermont | |||
Governor Peter Shumlin | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. 8 June 2015: "I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for a fourth term in 2016." |
Virginia | |||
Governor Terry McAuliffe | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
West Virginia | |||
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
Wyoming | |||
Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis | Republican | House At-Large | Open Seat. 12 November 2016: Announced retirement. |
Tally | |||||
Office | Reason for Open Chair or Seat | ||||
Term Limit | Voluntary | Vacant | Total | ||
Governor | Republican | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
Democratic | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
Congressman | Democratic | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Republican | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 | |
Senator | Democratic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Republican | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Totals | 21 | 39 | 1 | 61 |
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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