26 Lawmakers Will Not Be Seeking Reelection in 2024—Here’s the List

Nineteen lawmakers are members of the House of Representatives and seven are currently in the Senate.

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) delivers remarks after the House of Representatives held an election in the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Several lawmakers from the GOP and Democratic parties will not be running for reelection in the 2024 race, with most retiring and a few vying for governmental posts besides the House and Senate.

In total, 26 lawmakers have announced that this will be their last term, out of which 19 are members of the House of Representatives while the remaining seven are Senate members.

House Members Not Running

Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) will not be seeking an 8th term in Congress and has accepted an offer to lead Youngstown State University. “I wasn’t looking for another job, because I love the one I have serving the people of Eastern Ohio in the U.S. House. This was an extremely difficult decision,” he said in a Nov. 21 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.