| Office | Reason for Open Chair or Seat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Voluntary | Term Limit | Lost Primary | Total | ||
| Congressman | Republican | 3 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| Democratic | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 36 | |
| Senator | Republican | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Governor | Republican | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 4 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 86 | |
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.
Alaska
- House At-Large
- Republican - Congressman Donald E. "Don" Young
- Vacant Office. 18 March 2022: Member of Congress Donald E. "Don" Young, 88, passed away. A special general election has been called to fill the seat for the remainder of the term ending in January 2023. The special primary is 11 June and the special general election is 16 August.
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: Running for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2022.
- House CD 13
- Democratic - Congressman Charlie Joseph Crist
- Open Seat. 3 May 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2022.
- House CD 22
- Democratic - Congressman Theodore Eliot "Ted" Deutch
- Open Seat. 28 February 2022: "I will not be seeking re-election this November." He will become CEO 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 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..." Member of Congress Upton is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
- 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...."
Minnesota
- House CD 1
- Republican - Congressman James "Jim" Hagedorn
- Vacant Office. 17 February 2022: Member of Congress Hagedorn, 59, has died of kidney cancer.
Mississippi
- House CD 4
- Republican - Congressman Steven McCarty Palazzo
- Lost Primary / No Longer Running.
Missouri
- Senate Class 3
- Governor
- Republican - Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson
- Open Chair. Term Limit.
- House CD 4
- Republican - Congressman Vicky Jo Hartzler
- Open Seat. Running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2022.
- House CD 7
- Republican - Congressman Billy Long
- Open Seat. Candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
Montana
- Governor
- Republican - Governor Greg Gianforte
- Open Chair.
Nebraska
- 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.
- House CD 3
- Democratic - Congressman Thomas R. "Tom" Suozzi
- Open Seat. 29 November 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2022.
- House CD 4
- Democratic - Congressman Kathleen M. Rice
- Open Seat. 15 February 2022: "... I will not be running for re-election ..."
- House CD 14
- Democratic - Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Open Seat. 10 August 2021: Filed for U.S. Senate with the FEC.
- House CD 19
- Democratic - Congressman Antonio Delgado
- Vacant Office. 3 May 2022: Member of Congress Antonio Delgado is named by New York Governor Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul (Democratic) as the new Lieutenant Governor. The date for a Special Election for US House seat must be set no later than 10 days after his resignation from Congress and then must be held within 3 months of that. 25 May 2022: Resigned from congress and sworn in as Lieutenant Governor.
- House CD 23
- Republican - Congressman Thomas W. "Tom" Reed, II
- Vacant Office. 21 March 2021: Announced that he will not run for re-election due to alcohol dependence and allegations of sexually harassment. 10 May 2022: Announced his resignation-- "After almost 12 years in Congress, today is my last day...." 25 May 2022: New York Secretary of State received his resignation.
- 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." Member of Congress Jacobs is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 23 .
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...."
- 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. Member of Congress Keller is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9 . 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: Did not receive his party's nomination for U.S. Senate Class 3.
- 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.
Virginia
- Governor
- Republican - Governor Glenn A. Youngkin
- Open Chair. Term Limit.
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."
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