Democrats Lead Republicans in Pre-Midterm Congress Retirements

The House Appropriations Committee's Homeland Security Subcommittee Chair Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

At least 41 Congress members won’t seek reelection in the 2022 midterms, 24 of them Democrats. That’s a reversal from the previous midterms in 2018, when 55 lawmakers retired, 37 of them Republicans.

Midterms usually see a slew of retirements, many only announced early in the election year. If that trend is to hold, there may be more announcements to come.