Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats...
Open (incumbent not running for re-election)
No incumbent running
Uncontested (one candidate running)
Multiple incumbents running
| Incumbent | Party | Office | Reason for not seeking re-election |
| Arizona | |||
| Senator Jon L. Kyl | Republican | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 10 February 2011: Announced retirement |
| Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Jeff Flake | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 14 February 2011: Announced that he will run for the U.S. Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012. |
| Arkansas | |||
| Governor Mike Beebe | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross | Democratic | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 25 July 2011: "...I have decided not to seek a seventh term to the United States House..." |
| California | |||
| Congressman Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 27 June 2011: Congressman Woolsey announced her retirement. |
| Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza | Democratic | House CD 18 | Open Seat. 20 October 2011: Announced he will not seek re-election. |
| Congressman Bob Filner | Democratic | House CD 51 | Open Seat. 9 June 2011: Candidate for Mayor of San Diego in 2012. |
| Connecticut | |||
| Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman | Independent Democrat | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 19 January 2011: Announced that he will not seek re-election. |
| Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy | Democratic | House CD 5 | Open Seat. 20 January 2011: Announced he is running for the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat in 2012. |
| Florida | |||
| Congressman Connie Mack, IV | Republican | House CD 14 | Open Seat. 25 March 2011: Congressman Mack WILL NOT be a candidate for the Senate in 2011. 26 October 2011: Update- Media reports state Congressman Mack WILL be a candidate for the Senate in 2011. 28 November 2011: Announced his candidacy for the Florida Class 1 Senate seat in 2012. |
| Hawaii | |||
| Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 2 March 2011: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 19 May 2011: Announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012. |
| Illinois | |||
| Congressman Jerry F. Costello | Democratic | House CD 12 | Open Seat. 4 October 2011: Announced retirement. |
| Indiana | |||
| Congressman Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly | Democratic | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 7 May 2011: Candidate for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012 |
| Congressman Mike Pence | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 5 May 2011: Candidate for Governor in 2012 |
| Maryland | |||
| Governor Martin O'Malley | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. at term limit |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Congressman John Walter Olver | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 26 October 2011: "Therefore, I will retire from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of the current [112th] Congress." |
| Congressman Barney Frank | Democratic | House CD 4 | Open Seat. 28 November 2011: Congressman Frank announced that he will not run for re-election. |
| Michigan | |||
| Congressman Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | House CD 5 | Open Seat. 15 July 2011: "After careful consideration, I have decided to retire at the end of this term to enjoy more time with my wife, three children and ten grandchildren..." |
| Minnesota | |||
| Congressman Michele M. Bachmann | Republican | House CD 6 | Open Seat. 13 June 2011: Announced she is a candidate for President in 2012. |
| Mississippi | |||
| Governor Haley Reeves Barbour | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
| Missouri | |||
| Congressman William Todd "Todd" Akin | Republican | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 17 May 2011: Candidate for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2012. |
| Montana | |||
| Congressman Dennis Ray "Denny" Rehberg | Republican | House At-Large | Open Seat. 1 February 2011: Media reports Congressman Rehberg is running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012. |
| Nebraska | |||
| Governor Dave Heineman | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit. At term limit |
| Nevada | |||
| Congressman Shelley Berkley | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 14 April 2011: Announced she is running for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2012. |
| New Hampshire | |||
| Governor John H. Lynch | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. 15 September 2011: Announced he will not run for re-election. |
| New Mexico | |||
| Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 18 February 2011: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Martin Trevor Heinrich | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 2 April 2011: Announced he is running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012. |
| North Dakota | |||
| Senator Gaylord Kent "Kent" Conrad | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 18 January 2011: Announced retirement. |
| Congressman Richard A. "Rick" Berg | Republican | House At-Large | Open Seat. 16 May 2011: Congressman Berg announced that he will run for the Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012. |
| Oklahoma | |||
| Senator Tom Coburn | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 16 August 2011: Announced he would not run for re-election in 2016: ".. I'm not running again..." |
| Congressman David Daniel "Dan" Boren | Democratic | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 7 June 2011: Media reports state Congressman Boren plans to retire. |
| Oregon | |||
| Congressman David Wu | Democratic | House CD 1 | Vacant Office. 25 July 2011: Amid scandal, announced he will not run for re-election. 26 July 2011: "...I therefore intend to resign effective upon the resolution of the debt-ceiling crisis." 3 August 2011: "... I hereby resign ... effective immediately." |
| South Carolina | |||
| Senator James W. "Jim" DeMint | Republican | Senate Class 3 | Open Seat. 30 August 2011: Announced he will not run for re-election in 2016. |
| Texas | |||
| Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 13 January 2011: "I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election in 2012...". |
| Congressman Ronald E. "Ron" Paul | Republican | House CD 14 | Open Seat. 26 April 2011: Announced he was forming a presidential exploratory committee for 2012. 13 May 2011: Announced he is a candidate for President in 2012. 12 July 2011: Announced he will not run for re-election. |
| Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez | Democratic | House CD 20 | Open Seat. 25 November 2011: Announced retirement. |
| Virginia | |||
| Senator James H. "Jim" Webb, Jr. | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 9 February 2011: "...after much thought and consideration I have decided to return to the private sector ... and will not seek re-election in 2012." |
| Governor Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell | Republican | Governor | Open Chair. Term Limit |
| Washington | |||
| Governor Christine "Chris" Gregoire | Democratic | Governor | Open Chair. 13 June 2011: "Today, I say I will not run for a third term as governor ...." |
| Congressman Jay R. Inslee | Democratic | House CD 1 | Open Seat. 24 June 2011: Candidate for Governor in 2012. |
| Wisconsin | |||
| Senator Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl | Democratic | Senate Class 1 | Open Seat. 13 May 2011: Media reports say Senator Kohl will not seek re-election in 2012. |
| Congressman Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | House CD 2 | Open Seat. 5 September 2011: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012. |
| Tally | |||||
| Office | Reason for Open Chair or Seat | ||||
| Term Limit | Voluntary | Vacant | Total | ||
| Governor | Democratic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Congressman | Democratic | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Republican | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Senator | Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Democratic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 6 | 37 | 1 | 44 | |
Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
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