House Republicans are announcing they won’t seek reelection at numbers not seen since the Great Depression, and this 2026 House Republican retirement wave could spell trouble for President Trump in the 2026 midterm elections.
A total of 36 House Republicans have said they will not run again, and the scale of the exits is historically significant. Meanwhile, four Republican members who resigned, left office early, or died since the start of the year — including Marjorie Taylor Greene and the late Doug LaMalfa — bring the total to 40.
