Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) was the last incumbent to announce their retirement. Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year.
That’s the same number that was reported in our August 21 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election. Since then, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to announce their retirement was Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) on June 14.
