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 | |||
| Congressman Spencer T. Bachus, III | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 30 September 2013: "... I won't seek re-election." |
| Arizona | |||
| Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit. 12 March 2014: Announced she would not seek re-election. |
| Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor | Democratic | House CD 7 | Open Seat. 27 February 2014: "After 23 years in Congress serving the people of Arizona, I have decided that I will not seek re-election ..." |
| Arkansas | |||
| Governor Mike Beebe | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin | Republican | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 21 October 2013: Not running for re-election-- "We have decided that now is the time for me to focus intently on my top priority, my family, as Elizabeth and I raise our two young children..." 13 February 2014: Announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor. |
| Congressman Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 31 July 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate in 2014 |
| California | |||
| Congressman George Miller | Democratic | House CD 11 | Open Seat. 13 January 2014: "This is a great institution and I cannot thank my family and my constituents enough for having given me the honor and privilege of representing my district in Congress these past 40 years ... I look forward to one last year in Congress ... and then working in new venues on the issues that have inspired me." |
| Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Republican | House CD 25 | Open Seat. 16 January 2014: Retiring. "... I will be leaving this job in a year, but I will not leave the fight ...." |
| Congressman Gary G. Miller | Republican | House CD 31 | Open Seat. 12 February 2014: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | House CD 33 | Open Seat. 30 January 2014: "I will not seek reelection to the Congress and will leave after 40 years in office at the end of this year." |
| Congressman Gloria Negrete McLeod | Democratic | House CD 35 | Open Seat. 18 February 2014: Running for a San Bernardino County Supervisor seat in 2014. |
| Congressman John B. T. Campbell, III | Republican | House CD 45 | Open Seat. 26 June 2013: Announced retirement. "I have decided that I will not seek re-election ... I am ready to begin a new chapter in my life." |
| Colorado | |||
| Congressman Cory Scott Gardner | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 26 February 2014: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014. |
| Delaware | |||
| Governor Jack A. Markell | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
| Georgia | |||
| Senator C. Saxby Chambliss | Republican | Senate Class 2 | Open Seat. 25 January 2013: Announced he would retire at the end of his term. |
| Congressman John Heddens "Jack" Kingston | Republican | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 30 April 2013: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014. |
| Congressman Paul Collins Broun, Jr. | Republican | House CD 10 | Open Seat. 30 January 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014 |
| Congressman John Phillip "Phil" Gingrey | Republican | House CD 11 | Open Seat. Ran for but lost his party's nomination for the Senate Class 2 Seat |
| Hawaii | |||
| Governor Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | Governor | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. 9 August 2014 Primary |
| Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 23 April 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in the 2014 Special Election. 15 August 2014: Lost her party's nomination for the Senate seat. |
| Iowa | |||
| Senator Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin | Democratic | Senate Class 2 | Open Seat. 26 January 2013: Announced he will not seek re-election. |
| Congressman Bruce L. Braley | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 7 February 2013: Announced that he is a candidate for the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat in 2014. |
| Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 17 December 2013: Announced retirement. |
| Kentucky | |||
| Governor Steven L. "Steve" Beshear | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit |
| Louisiana | |||
| Senator David Vitter | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 21 January 2014: Announced he will run for Governor in 2015. |
| Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit |
| Congressman Vance Michael McAllister | Republican | House CD 5 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
| Congressman William "Bill" Cassidy | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 2 April 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014. |
| Maine | |||
| Congressman Michael H. Michaud | Democratic | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 13 June 2013: Launched an exploratory campaign for Governor in 2014. 15 August 2013: Formal announcement re: candidate for Governor. |
| Maryland | |||
| Governor Martin O'Malley | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Governor Deval L. Patrick | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. March 2012: Announced he is not running for re-election in 2014. |
| Congressman John F. Tierney | Democratic | House CD 6 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. defeated in 9 September 2014 Primary |
| Michigan | |||
| Senator Carl Levin | Democratic | Senate Class 2 | Open Seat. 7 March 2013: "I have decided not to run for reelection in 2014." |
| Congressman David Lee "Dave" Camp | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 31 March 2014: "... I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives." |
| Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Rogers | Republican | House CD 8 | Open Seat. 28 March 2014: Announced retirement: "It has been an honor to serve the people of Michigan’s eighth congressional district over the last 14 years." |
| Congressman Kerry Lynn Bentivolio | Republican | House CD 11 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. defeated in 5 August 2014 Primary |
| Congressman John D. Dingell | Democratic | House CD 12 | Open Seat. 24 February 2014: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Gary Peters | Democratic | House CD 14 | Open Seat. 29 April 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014. |
| Minnesota | |||
| Congressman Michele M. Bachmann | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 29 May 2013: "After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I have decided, next year, I will not seek a fifth ... term ... This decision was not impacted in any way by the recent inquiries into the activities of my former Presidential campaign ... " |
| Missouri | |||
| Governor Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit. |
| Montana | |||
| Senator John E. Walsh | Democratic | Senate Class 2 | Open Seat. 7 August 2014: Withdrew as a candidate following a plagiarism scandal. "The 2007 research paper from my time at the U.S. Army War College has become a distraction ... I am ending my campaign...." Senator Walsh was renominated by Primary on 3 June 2014 and will serve out the remainder of his term which ends in January 2015. The Democratic Party chose state Representative Amanda Curtis as the replacement nominee at a Special Nominating Convention on Saturday 16 August. |
| Congressman Steven "Steve" Daines | Republican | House At-Large | Open Seat. 5 November 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014. |
| Nebraska | |||
| Senator Michael O. "Mike" Johanns | Republican | Senate Class 2 | Open Seat. 18 February 2013: "We would like to share with you a decision we have made ... We have decided not to seek re-election." |
| Governor Dave Heineman | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| New Jersey | |||
| Governor Christopher J. "Chris" Christie | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Jon Runyan | Republican | House CD 3 | Open Seat. 6 November 2013: Will not run for re-election. |
| Congressman Rush D. Holt | Democratic | House CD 12 | Open Seat. 18 February 2014: Announced retirement. |
| New York | |||
| Congressman Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 8 January 2014: Citing health concerns (lung cancer), announced retirement. |
| Congressman William L. "Bill" Owens | Democratic | House CD 21 | Open Seat. 14 January 2014: Announced retirement. |
| North Carolina | |||
| Congressman John Howard "Howard" Coble | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 7 November 2013: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Mike McIntyre | Democratic | House CD 7 | Open Seat. 8 January 2014: "I will be retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of this term." |
| Oklahoma | |||
| Senator Tom Coburn | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. Has prostate cancer. 16 August 2011: Announced he would not run for re-election in 2016: ".. I'm not running again..." 16 January 2014: Announced his resignation at the end of 2014. "... I have decided that I will leave my Senate seat at the end of this Congress ...." |
| Congressman James Paul Lankford | Republican | House CD 5 | Open Seat. 19 January 2014: Running in the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat Special Election in 2014. |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Congressman Jim Gerlach | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 6 January 2014: Not running for re-election. "It is ... time for me to move on to new challenges ...." |
| Congressman Allyson Y. Schwartz | Democratic | House CD 13 | Open Seat. Ran for, but did not receive, her party's nominator for Governor. |
| Rhode Island | |||
| Governor Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. 3 September 2013: Announced he will not seek re-election. |
| South Dakota | |||
| Senator Tim Johnson | Democratic | Senate Class 2 | Open Seat. 26 March 2013: Announced retirement |
| Texas | |||
| Governor James Richard "Rick" Perry | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. 8 July 2013: Announced that he will not run for re-election. |
| Congressman Ralph Moody Hall | Republican | House CD 4 | Lost Primary / No Longer Running. defeated in 27 May 2014 Runoff 23 December 2013: Indicated that the 2014 campaign will be his last. 4 October 2014: Hospitalized in stable condition after an automobile accident. |
| Congressman Steve Stockman | Republican | House CD 36 | Open Seat. Ran for but did not receive his party's nomination for the the Class 2 Senate Seat. |
| Utah | |||
| Congressman James David "Jim" Matheson | Democratic | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 17 December 2013: Announced retirement. |
| Virginia | |||
| Governor Terry McAuliffe | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
| Congressman James P. "Jim" Moran, Jr. | Democratic | House CD 8 | Open Seat. 15 January 2014: "... it's time to close this chapter of my life ...". Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention. |
| Congressman Frank Rudolph Wolf | Republican | House CD 10 | Open Seat. 17 December 2013: Announced retirement.. Nominations-- Democrats will not nominate by primary. Republicans will nominate by Canvas. |
| Washington | |||
| Congressman Doc Hastings | Republican | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 13 February 2014: Announced his retirement. |
| West Virginia | |||
| Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV | Democratic | Senate Class 2 | Open Seat. 11 January 2013: Announced retirement at the end of his term. |
| Governor Earl Ray Tomblin | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
| Congressman Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 26 November 2012: Announced candidacy for the U.S. Senate |
| Wisconsin | |||
| Congressman Thomas Evert "Tom" Petri | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 11 April 2014: Announced that he will not see re-election. |
| Tally | |||||
| Office | Reason for Open Chair or Seat | ||||
| Voluntary | Term Limit | Lost Primary | Total | ||
| Congressman | Republican | 25 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Democratic | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Governor | Democratic | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Republican | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Senator | Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 53 | 11 | 5 | 69 | |
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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