WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-nine members of the U.S. Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. This group includes 58 U.S. representatives and 11 U.S. senators.

Among the House members, 21 Democrats and 36 Republicans will not seek re-election. Fifteen Democrats and 16 Republicans in the House are retiring from public office. Seven Democrats and nine Republicans in the House are running for the U.S. Senate, while 10 Republican representatives are running for governor. One Republican representative is running for state attorney general.

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) announced on May 29 that she is retiring from public office. Election forecasters have rated the 2026 general election for Wilson's district as Solid or Safe Democratic. Seven retiring representatives, including two Democrats and five Republicans, won their 2024 elections by 10 percentage points or fewer. Representatives Jared Golden (D-Maine), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) each won their 2024 elections by less than five percentage points.

In the U.S. Senate, four Democrats and seven Republicans have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Senators Alan Armstrong, Steve Daines, Cynthia Lummis, Joni Ernst, Thom Tillis, Dick Durbin, Jeanne Shaheen, Mitch McConnell, Tina Smith, and Gary Peters are among those retiring from public office. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is running for governor of Alabama.

Five of the 10 retiring senators won their 2020 elections by 10 percentage points or less. Senators Thom Tillis and Gary Peters each won their 2020 elections by fewer than five percentage points. Armstrong was appointed to the Senate in 2026 and was not on the ballot in 2020.

Between January 2011 and June 2026, 416 Senate and House incumbents announced they would not seek re-election. Historically, January has recorded the highest number of congressional retirement announcements at 74. June has recorded the fewest congressional retirement announcements at 16.