Even with three times the number of Republicans vacating their congressional seats compared to Democrats and the President under inquiry for possible impeachment, Republicans are confident they can keep the vacating seats red.
At last count, 19 Republican House members and 4 Senators are retiring in 2020, with a few seeking candidacy for other offices, as compared to just 8 Democrats in the House and 1 in the Senate leaving Congress. This is similar to a trend in 2018 when over two dozen Republicans retired and the House flipped in the Democrats’ favor.
