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Vacancies and Special Elections 2019-22

LA-5—Luke Letlow (R) died Dec. 29, 2020, before sworn in.  Special election Mar. 20, 2021 (no runoff needed).  Julia Letlow (R) elected.

LA-2—Cedric Richmond (D) resigned effective Jan. 15, 2021.  Special election primary Mar. 20, 2021, runoff Apr. 24, 2021.  Troy Carter (D) elected.

TX-6—Ron Wright (R) died Feb. 7, 2021.  Special election May 1, 2021.  Jake Ellzey (R) elected.

OH-11—Marcia Fudge (D) resigned effective Mar. 11, 2021.  Special election primary Aug. 3, 2021, general Nov. 2, 2021.  Shontel Brown (D) elected.

NM-1—Deb Haaland (D) resigned effective Mar. 16, 2021.  Special election June 1, 2021.  Melanie Stansbury (D) elected.

FL-20—Alcee Hastings (D) died Apr. 6, 2021.  Special election primary Nov. 2, 2021; general election Jan. 11, 2022.  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) elected.

OH-15—Steve Stivers (R) resigned effective May 16, 2021.  Special election primary Aug. 3, 2021, general election Nov. 2, 2021.  Mike Carey (R) elected.

CA-22—Devin Nunes (R) resigned effective Jan. 3, 2022.  Special election primary Apr. 5, 2022; runoff June 7, 2022.  Connie Conway (R) elected.

MN-1—Jim Hagedorn (R) died Feb. 17, 2022.  Special election primary May 24, 2022, general election Aug. 9, 2022.  Brad Finstad (R) elected.

AK-AL—Don Young (R) died Mar. 18, 2022.  Special election primary June 11, 2022 (top four), general election Aug. 16, 2022.  Mary Petola (D) elected in an upset (result announced Aug. 31). [CHANGE R to D]

NE-1—Jeff Fortenberry (R) resigned effective Mar. 31, 2022.  Special election June 28, 2022.  Mike Flood (R) elected.

TX-34—Filomen Vela (D) resigned effective Mar. 31, 2022.  Special election June 14, 2022.  Mayra Flores (R) elected. [CHANGE D to R]

NY-23—Tom Reed (R), who had already announced he would not seek re-election, resigned on May 10, 2022.  Special election Aug. 23, 2022.  Joe Sempolinski (R) elected.

NY-19—Antonio Delgado (D) resigned effective May 25, 2022 to become lieutenant governor.  Special election Aug. 23, 2022.  Pat Ryan (D) elected.

IN-2—Jackie Walorski (R) died in an automobile accident on Aug. 3, 2022.  Special election Nov. 8, 2022.

FL-13—Charlie Crist (D) resigned effective Aug. 31, 2022 to focus on his campaign for governor.

FL-22-—Ted Deutch (D) resigned to become CEO of the American Jewish Committee.

Retiring from Elected Office

(32 - 22D, 10R)

Democrats

Republicans

AZ - Ann Kirkpatrick CA - Alan Lowenthal CA - Jerry McNerney CA - Lucille Roybal-Allard CA - Jackie Speier CO - Ed Perlmutter FL - Ted Deutch FL - Stephanie Murphy IL - Cherie Bustos IL - Bobby Rush KY - John Yarmuth MI - Brenda Lawrence NJ - Albo Sires NY - Kathleen Rice NC - G.K. Butterfield NC - David Price OR - Peter DeFazio PA - Mike Doyle RI - Jim Langevin TN - Jim Cooper TX - Eddie Bernice Johnson WI - Ron Kind

CA - Connie Conway IL - Adam Kinzinger IN - Trey Hollingsworth MI - Fred Upton NY - Chris Jacobs NY - John Katko NY - Joe Sempolinski OH - Anthony Gonzalez PA - Fred Keller TX - Kevin Brady also note: Taylor (NY) and Gibbs (OH)

Running for Other Office

(16 - 9D, 7R)

Governor: Democrats - Charlie Crist (D-FL), Kai Kehele (D-HI), Tom Suozzi (D-NY); Republicans - Lee Zeldin (R-NY)

Other Statewide Office: Democrats - AG-Anthony Brown (D-MD)*; Republicans: SOS-Jody Hice (R-GA), AG-Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

U.S. Senate: Democrats - Val Demings (D-FL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT)*; Republicans - Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Billy Long (R-MO), Ted Budd (R-NC)*

Mayor: Karen Bass (D-CA)*
*4 of the 16 won election

Defeated in Primaries

(16 - 10R, 6D)
chronological

NY-10 - Rep. Mondaire Jones (D) moved from NY-17 (White Plains/Lower Hudson Valley) to Brooklyn to run in the new 10th District but lost the Aug. 23, 2022 primary to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Goldman (D).

*NY-12 - Due to redistricting two incumbents faced off.  Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D) lost to Rep. Jerry Nadler (D), who represented the old NY-10, in the Aug. 23, 2022 primary.

WY-AL - Rep. Liz Cheney (R), who voted to impeach Trump following Jan. 6 and serves as vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee, lost to Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman, an attorney and RNC committeewoman in the Aug. 16 primary.

WA-3 - Rep. Jamie Herrera-Buetler (R), who voted to impeach Trump following Jan. 6, lost to Trump-backed challenger Joe Kent, a 20-year Army veteran who served 11 combat deployments, in the Aug. 2 primary.   ...Kent lost in the general election

*MI-11 - Due to redistricting two incumbents faced off.  Rep. Andy Levin (D) lost to Rep. Haley Stevens (D) in the Aug. 2, 2022 primary.

MI-3 - Rep. Peter Meijer (R), who voted to impeach Trump following Jan. 6, lost to Trump-backed challenger John Gibbs (R), a former Trump administration official, in the Aug. 2, 2022 primary.  ...Gibbs lost in the general election

MS-4 - Rep. Steven Palazzo (R), under investigation for possible campaign finance violations, lost to Jackson County sheriff Mike Ezell (R) in the June 28,2022 runoff.

*IL-15 - Due to redistricting two incumbents faced off.  Rep. Rodney Davis (R), who represents the old IL-13, ran in the new IL-15 and lost to Rep. Mary Miller (D), who was endorsed by Trump, in the June 28, 2022 primary.

*IL-6 - Due to redistricting two incumbents faced off.  Rep. Marie Newman (D), who represents the old IL-3, ran in the new IL-6 and lost to Rep. Sean Casten (D) in the June 28, 2022 primary.

SC-7 - Rep. Tom Rice (R), a Trump critic, lost to Trump-backed challenger state Rep. Russell Fry (R) in the June 14, 2022 primary.

*GA-7 - Due to redistricting two incumbents faced off.  Rep. Carolyn Bordeaux (D) lost to Rep. Lucy McBath (D) in the May 24, 2022 primary.

OR-5 - In an upset, conservative Blue Dog Rep. Kurt Schrader (D) lost to progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) in the May 17, 2022 primary.  ...McLeod-Skinner lost in the general election

NC-11 - Scandal-tarred Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R) lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards (R) in the May 17, 2022 primary.

*WV-2 - West Virginia lost one seat due to reapportionment.  The May 10, 2022 primary for the new WV-2, pitted two incumbents against each other.  Rep. David McKinley (R) who represents the old WV-1, lost to Rep. Alex Mooney (R), who represents the old WV-2.

OH-7 - On Apr. 7, 2022, with voting already underway, Rep. Bob Gibbs (R) announced he would end his campaign in the redrawn 7th District but serve out his term.  Max Miller (R) won the May 3, 2022 primary.

TX-3 - Rep. Van Taylor (R) won 49% of the vote in the Mar. 1, 2022 primary necessitating a runoff on May 24.  However, amid reports of an affair, Taylor withdrew from the runoff, making former Collin County Judge Keith Self (R) the winner.

Defeated in the General Election

AZ-2 - Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D) lost to Eli Crane (R), a veteran and businessman endorsed by Trump.

*FL-2 - Rep. Al Lawson (D) lost to Rep. Neal Dunn (R) in North Florida in a member-on-member race brought about by Gov. DeSantis' redistricting.

IA-3 - Rep. Cindy Axne (D) lost to state Sen. Zach Nunn (R).

NJ-7 - Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) lost to former state Sen. Tom Kean (R) in a re-match of their 2020 race.

NM-2 - Rep. Yvette Harrell (R) lost to former Las Cruces City Councilman Gabe Vasquez (D).

NY-17 - Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D), chairman of the DCCC, lost to Assemblyman Mike Lawler (R).

OH-1 - Rep. Steve Chabot (R) lost to Cincinnati City Councilman Greg Landsman (D) in an upset.

*TX-34 - Rep. Mayra Flores (R) lost to Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D) in a member-on-member race.

VA-2 - Rep. Elaine Luria (D) lost to state Sen. Jen Kiggans (R), a Navy veteran.

Not Returning for the 118th Congress

BY STATE
Alabama R-Mo Brooks Arizona D-Ann Kirkpatrick California D-Karen Bass R-Connie Conway D-Alan Lowenthal D-Jerry McNerney D-Lucille Roybal-Allard D-Jackie Speier Colorado D-Ed Perlmutter Florida D-Charlie Crist D-Val Demings D-Ted Deutch D-Stephanie Murphy Georgia D-Carolyn Bordeaux* R-Jody Hice Illinois D-Cheri Bustos R-Rodney Davis* R-Adam Kinzinger D-Marie Newman* D-Bobby Rush Indiana R-Trey Hollingsworth	Kentucky D-John Yarmuth Maryland D-Anthony Brown Michigan D-Brenda Lawrence D-Andy Levin* R-Peter Meijer* R-Fred Upton Mississippi R-Steven Palazzo* Missouri R-Vicky Hartzler R-Billy Long New Jersey D-Albo Sires New York R-Chris Jacobs D-Mondaire Jones* R-John Katko R-Carolyn Maloney* R-Tom Reed D-Kathleen Rice R-Joe Sempolinski D-Tom Suozzi R-Lee Zeldin North Carolina R-Ted Budd D-G. K. Butterfield R-Madison Cawthorn* D-David Price Oregon D-Peter DeFazio D-Kurt Schrader*	Ohio R-Bob Gibbs* R-Anthony Gonzalez D-Tim Ryan Pennsylvania D-Mike Doyle R-Fred Keller D-Conor Lamb Rhode Island D-Jim Langevin South Carolina R-Tom Rice Tennessee D-Jim Cooper Texas R-Kevin Brady R-Louie Gohmert D-Eddie Bernice Johnson R-Van Taylor Vermont D-Peter Welch Washington R-Jamie Hererra-Buetler* West Virginia R-David McKinley* Wisconsin D-Ron Kind Wyoming R-Liz Cheney*

BY YEAR ELECTED
1980s 1986 R-Fred Upton (MI) D-Peter DeFazio (OR) 1990s 1992 D-Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) D-Bobby Rush (IL) D-Carolyn Maloney (NY)* D-Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) 1994 D-Mike Doyle (PA) 1996 D-David Price (NC) R-Kevin Brady (TX) D-Ron Kind (WI)	2000s 2000 D-Jim Langevin (RI) 2002 D-Tim Ryan (OH) D-Jim Cooper (TN)**   2004 special D-G. K. Butterfield (NC) 2004 R-Louie Gohmert (TX) 2006 special D-Albo Sires (NJ) 2006 D-Jerry McNerney (CA) D-Ed Perlmutter (CO) D-John Yarmuth (KY) D-Peter Welch (VT) 2008 special D-Jackie Speier (CA) 2008 D-Kurt Schrader (OR)*	2010s 2010 special D-Ted Deutch (FL) R-Tom Reed (NY)   2010 R-Mo Brooks (AL) D-Karen Bass (CA) R-Adam Kinzinger (IL) R-Steven Palazzo (MS)* R-Vicky Hartzler (MO) R-Billy Long (MO) R-Bob Gibbs (OH) R-Jamie Hererra-Buetler (WA) R-David McKinley (WV)* 2012 D-Alan Lowenthal (CA) D-Cheri Bustos (IL) R-Rodney Davis (IL)* R-Tom Rice (SC)* 2014 R-Jody Hice (GA) D-Brenda Lawrence (MI) R-John Katko (NY) D-Kathleen Rice (NY) R-Lee Zeldin (NY) 2016 D-Charlie Crist (FL) D-Val Demings (FL) D-Stephanie Murphy (FL) R-Trey Hollingsworth (IN) D-Anthony Brown (MD) D-Tom Suozzi (NY) R-Ted Budd (NC) R-Liz Cheney (WY)* 2018 special D-Conor Lamb (PA) R-Fred Keller (PA) 2018 D-Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ)** D-Andy Levin (MI)* R-Anthony Gonzalez (OH) R-Van Taylor (TX) 2020 special R-Chris Jacobs (NY) 2020 D-Carolyn Bordeaux (GA)* D-Marie Newman (IL)* R-Peter Meijer (MI)* D-Mondaire Jones (NY)* R-Madison Cawthorn (NC)* 2022 special R-Connie Conway (CA) R-Joe Sempolinski (NY)

*Defeated in primary.
**Kirkpatrick and Cooper served previous stints in Congress as well.

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