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Office		Reason for Open Chair or Seat
		Voluntary	Term Limit	Vacant	Lost Primary	Total
Senator	Republican	7	0	0	0	7
	Democratic	1	0	0	0	1
Congressman	Republican	20	0	0	8	28
	Democratic	29	0	3	6	38
Governor	Republican	2	8	0	0	10
	Democratic	0	6	0	0	6
Totals		59	14	3	14	90

 

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Alabama

• Senate Class 3
  • Republican - Senator  Richard C. Shelby
  • Open Seat. 8 February 2021: Senator Shelby, 86, will not run for re-election. "Today I announce that I will not seek a seventh term in the United State Senate in 2022."
• House CD 5
  • Republican - Congressman  Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.
  • Open Seat. 22 March 2021: Member of Congress Mo Brooks ran for but lost the runoff for the Senate Class 3 in 2022.

Arizona

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Doug Ducey
  • Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit
• House CD 2
  • Democratic - Congressman  Ann Kirkpatrick
  • Open Seat. 12 March 2021: "I have decided not to seek re-election in 2022."

Arkansas

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Asa Hutchinson
  • Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit.

California

• House CD 9
  • Democratic - Congressman  Gerald Mark "Jerry" McNerney
  • Open Seat. 18 January 2022: "... I am announcing that I will not seek reelection in California's newly created 9th Congressional District."
• House CD 14
  • Democratic - Congressman  Jackie Speier
  • Open Seat. 16 November 2021: "I'm announcing that I will not be a candidate for reelection...."
• House CD 22
  • Republican - Congressman  Connie Conway
  • Open Seat. Not a candidate for election in November 2022.
• House CD 37
  • Democratic - Congressman  Karen R. Bass
  • Open Seat. 27 September 2021: Member of Congress Karen Bass entered the 2022 Los Angeles Mayor contest- "I'm running for mayor."
• House CD 40
  • Democratic - Congressman  Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • Open Seat. 20 December 2021: "After thirty years in the House of Representatives, the time has come for me to spend more time with my family. Therefore, I have decided not to seek reelection."
• House CD 47
  • Democratic - Congressman  Alan S. Lowenthal
  • Open Seat. 16 December 2021: "I am announcing today that I will not be running for reelection to Congress in 2022."

Colorado

• House CD 7
  • Democratic - Congressman  Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter
  • Open Seat. 10 January 2022: "After much thought and consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection...."

Delaware

• Governor
  • Democratic - Governor  John Charles Carney, Jr.
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.

Florida

• House CD 7
  • Democratic - Congressman  Stephanie Murphy
  • Open Seat. 20 December 2021: "I've decided not to seek another term in Congress."
• House CD 10
  • Democratic - Congressman  Valdez "Val" Demings
  • Open Seat. 18 May 2021: Ran for but lost his parties nomination for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2022.
• House CD 13
  • Democratic - Congressman  Charlie Joseph Crist
  • Vacant Office. 3 May 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2022. 31 August 2022: Resigned to focus on his gubernatorial campaign.
• House CD 22
  • Democratic - Congressman  Theodore Eliot "Ted" Deutch
  • Vacant Office. 28 February 2022: "I will not be seeking re-election this November." He will become CEO of the American Jewish Committee. 23 September 2022: Media reports state he will resign at the end of the month. 30 September 2022: Resigned to take the position of Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committee.

Georgia

• House CD 7
  • Democratic - Congressman  Carolyn Bourdeaux
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.
• House CD 10
  • Republican - Congressman  Jody B. Hice
  • Open Seat. 24 May 2022: Ran for but lost her party's nomination for Secretary of State.

Hawaii

• Governor
  • Democratic - Governor  David Yutaka Ige
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 2
  • Democratic - Congressman  Kaiali'i "Kai" Kahele
  • Open Seat. 28 April 2022: Candidate for Governor in 2022.

Illinois

• House CD 1
  • Democratic - Congressman  Bobby Lee Rush
  • Open Seat. 4 January 2022: Announced retirement.
• House CD 3
  • Democratic - Congressman  Marie Newman
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running. Member of Congress Newman is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6 .
• House CD 13
  • Republican - Congressman  Rodney L. Davis
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running. Member of Congress Davis is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 15 .
• House CD 16
  • Republican - Congressman  Adam Kinzinger
  • Open Seat. 29 October 2021: "... if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress, I would. And that time is now."
• House CD 17
  • Democratic - Congressman  Cheri Bustos
  • Open Seat. 30 April 2021: "Today, I’m announcing I will not seek reelection after completing this term."

Indiana

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Eric Joseph Holcomb
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 9
  • Republican - Congressman  Joseph A. "Trey" Hollingsworth, III
  • Open Seat. 12 January 2022: "I want to be the change I want to see in this world, so, as I contemplate how I can work for you in new and better ways in the future, I won't run for reelection this year...."

Kentucky

• House CD 3
  • Democratic - Congressman  John A. Yarmuth
  • Open Seat. 12 October 2021: "... I will continue to fight for Louisville ... for another 15 months, and then, I will retire from Congress."

Louisiana

• Governor
  • Democratic - Governor  John Bel Edwards
  • Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit

Maryland

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 4
  • Democratic - Congressman  Anthony Gregory Brown
  • Open Seat. 25 October 2021: Candidate for Attorney General.

Massachusetts

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr.
  • Open Chair. 1 December 2021: "After several months of discussion with our families, we have decided not to seek re-election in 2022."

Michigan

• House CD 3
  • Republican - Congressman  Peter Meijer
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.
• House CD 6
  • Republican - Congressman  Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton
  • Open Seat. 5 April 2022: "Even the best stories have a last chapter. This is it for me..."
• House CD 9
  • Democratic - Congressman  Andy Levin
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running. Member of Congress Levin is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 11 .
• House CD 14
  • Democratic - Congressman  Brenda Lulenar Lawrence
  • Open Seat. 5 January 2022: "I'm announcing that I will not be seeking re-election to Congress...."

Mississippi

• House CD 4
  • Republican - Congressman  Steven McCarty Palazzo
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.

Missouri

• Senate Class 3
  • Republican - Senator  Roy Blunt
  • Open Seat. 8 March 2021: "I won't be a candidate for re-election to the U.S. Senate next year."
• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Michael L. "Mike" Parson
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 4
  • Republican - Congressman  Vicky Jo Hartzler
  • Open Seat. Ran for but lost the nomination for the the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2022.
• House CD 7
  • Republican - Congressman  Billy Long
  • Open Seat. Ran for but lost his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2022.

Montana

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Greg Gianforte
  • Open Chair.

Nebraska

• Senate Class 2
  • Republican - Senator  Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse
  • Open Seat. 6 October 2022: Senator Sasse has stated he will resign by the end of 2022 to become President of the University of Florida. Governor J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts (Republican) will then appoint a replacement to fill the seat through January 2025. A special election will be called in 2024 to fill the final 2 years of the term which ends in January 2027. 10 November 2022: Florida's Board of Governors names Senator Sasse as president-elect of the University of Florida.
• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts
  • Open Chair. Term Limit. At Term Limit

New Jersey

• House CD 8
  • Democratic - Congressman  Albio Sires
  • Open Seat. 20 December 2021: Media reports indicate he will announce his his retirement at the end of his term.

New York

• House CD 1
  • Republican - Congressman  Lee Michael Zeldin
  • Open Seat. 8 April 2021: Announced his candidacy for Governor. 18 September 2021: Announced that he is being treated for early chronic myeloid leukemia and is in remission. 8 November 2022: Lost the race for Governor.
• House CD 3
  • Democratic - Congressman  Thomas R. "Tom" Suozzi
  • Open Seat. 29 November 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2022. 28 June 2022: Did not receive his party's nomination for Governor.
• House CD 4
  • Democratic - Congressman  Kathleen M. Rice
  • Open Seat. 15 February 2022: "... I will not be running for re-election ..."
• House CD 12
  • Democratic - Congressman  Carolyn Bosher Maloney
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.
• House CD 17
  • Democratic - Congressman  Mondaire L. Jones
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running. Member of Congress Jones is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 10 .
• House CD 23
  • Republican - Congressman  Joseph "Joe" Sempolinski
  • Open Seat. Not a candidate in November 2022.
• House CD 24
  • Republican - Congressman  John M. Katko
  • Open Seat. 14 January 2022: "I have decided not to seek re-election to Congress, so that I can enjoy my family and life in a fuller and more present way."
• House CD 27
  • Republican - Congressman  Christopher L. "Chris" Jacobs
  • Open Seat. 3 June 2022: Announced retirement. "... I will not run for the 23rd Congressional District. I will finish out my time as the 27th member of Congress until the end of the year."

North Carolina

• Senate Class 3
  • Republican - Senator  Richard Mauze Burr
  • Open Seat. circa 20 July 2016: Senator Richard Mauze Burr announces this will be his last run for re-election.
• Governor
  • Democratic - Governor  Roy Asberry Cooper, III
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 1
  • Democratic - Congressman  George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, Jr.
  • Open Seat. 17 November 2021: Media reports indicate retirement. Confirmed.
• House CD 4
  • Democratic - Congressman  David Eugene Price
  • Open Seat. 18 October 2021: Announced retirement. "I'm very grateful for the people who have made this period of service possible."
• House CD 11
  • Republican - Congressman  David Madison "Madison" Cawthorn
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.
• House CD 13
  • Republican - Congressman  Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd
  • Open Seat. 28 April 2021: Announced he would run for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2022.

Ohio

• Senate Class 3
  • Republican - Senator  Robert Jones "Rob" Portman
  • Open Seat. 25 January 2021: Not running for re-election.
• House CD 7
  • Republican - Congressman  Robert Brian "Bob" Gibbs
  • Open Seat. 6 April 2022: "I have decided to not seek re-election this year."
• House CD 13
  • Democratic - Congressman  Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan
  • Open Seat. 26 April 2021: Announced run for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat. "I'm running for U.S. Senate to fight like hell to cut workers in on the deal...." 8 November 2022: Lost the election for U.S. Senate Class 3
• House CD 16
  • Republican - Congressman  Anthony E. Gonzalez
  • Open Seat. 16 September 2021: Announced retirement at the end of his term.

Oklahoma

• Senate Class 2
  • Republican - Senator  James M. "Jim" Inhofe
  • Open Seat. 25 February 2022: Senator Inhofe, 87, announced his retirement effective in January 2023. Oklahoma requires a special election when an incumbent announces retirement before 1 March. The special primary election is 28 June, runoff 23 August, and general election on 8 November.
• House CD 2
  • Republican - Congressman  Markwayne Mullin
  • Open Seat. 26 February 2022: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 2 Special Election

Oregon

• Governor
  • Democratic - Governor  Kate Brown
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 4
  • Democratic - Congressman  Peter Anthony "Pete" DeFazio
  • Open Seat. 1 December 2021: "With humility and gratitude I am announcing that I will not seek re-election next year...."
• House CD 5
  • Democratic - Congressman  Walter Kurt "Kurt" Schrader
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.

Pennsylvania

• Senate Class 3
  • Republican - Senator  Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey
  • Open Seat. 6 October 2020: "I will not be running for reelection in 2022 and ... will not be running for governor ... I will serve out the remainder of my term."
• Governor
  • Democratic - Governor  Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 12
  • Republican - Congressman  Frederick B. "Fred" Keller
  • Open Seat. 28 February 2022: "...I am not going to run against another member of Pennsylvania's Republican Congressional Delegation...."
• House CD 17
  • Democratic - Congressman  Conor James Lamb
  • Open Seat. 6 August 2021: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2022. 17 May 2022: Lost primary for his party's U.S. Senate Class 3 nomination.
• House CD 18
  • Democratic - Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle
  • Open Seat. 18 October 2021: Announced retirement. "I believe the time has come to pass the torch to the next generation..."

Rhode Island

• House CD 2
  • Democratic - Congressman  James R. "Jim" Langevin
  • Open Seat. 18 January 2022: "... I am announcing that I will not be a candidate for elected office this November."

South Carolina

• House CD 7
  • Republican - Congressman  Hugh Thompson "Tom" Rice, Jr.
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.

Tennessee

• House CD 5
  • Democratic - Congressman  James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
  • Open Seat. 25 January 2022: "Today I am announcing that I will not run for re-election to Congress. After 32 years in office, I will be leaving Congress next year."

Texas

• House CD 1
  • Republican - Congressman  Louis B. "Louie" Gohmert, Jr.
  • Open Seat. 1 March 2022: Ran for but lost his party's nomination for Attorney General.
• House CD 3
  • Republican - Congressman  Nicholas V. "Van" Taylor
  • Open Seat. Proceeds to Runoff: 24 May 2022. 2 March 2022: Suspended campaign after admitting to an affair.
• House CD 8
  • Republican - Congressman  Kevin Patrick Brady
  • Open Seat. 14 April 2021: Announced he will not seek re-election-- "I am retiring as your Congressman. This term, my 13th, will be my last..."
• House CD 30
  • Democratic - Congressman  Eddie Bernice Johnson
  • Open Seat. 20 November 2021: Announced retirement

Vermont

• Senate Class 3
  • Democratic - Senator  Patrick J. Leahy
  • Open Seat. 15 November 2021: Senator Leahy will not seek re-election. 30 June 2022: Fractured his hip. Expects to make a full recovery.
• House At-Large
  • Democratic - Congressman  Peter F. Welch
  • Open Seat. 22 November 2021: Running for the U.S. Senate in 2022. 9 August 2022: Received his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat.

Virginia

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  Glenn A. Youngkin
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 4
  • Democratic - Congressman  Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin
  • Vacant Office. Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Primary. 7 April 2022: Renominated by primary. 28 November 2022: Member of Congress Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin, 61, died following a battle with colorectal cancer. A special election will be called by Governor Glenn A. Youngkin (Republican) to fill the vacant seat.

Washington

• House CD 3
  • Republican - Congressman  Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running. 9 August 2022: Conceded

West Virginia

• Governor
  • Republican - Governor  James C. "Jim" Justice
  • Open Chair. Term Limit.
• House CD 1
  • Republican - Congressman  David Bennett McKinley
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running. --10 May 2022 Primary: Member of Congress McKinley was a candidate for re-election in the new CD 2 .

Wisconsin

• House CD 3
  • Democratic - Congressman  Ronald James "Ron" Kind
  • Open Seat. !0 August 2021: "I want to thank the people of this Congressional District for putting their faith, trust and confidence in me throughout these 26 years. I hope I represented you with the dignity and decency this office deserves ... But 26 years is enough--it's time for me to step back. My wife, Tawni, and I are looking forward to entering the next chapter of our lives."

Wyoming

• House At-Large
  • Republican - Congressman  Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney
  • Lost Primary / No Longer Running.

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