United States: What You Need To Know: 2022 Midterm Election

The 2022 Midterm Elections will take place in less than six months. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate will be decided. Democrats face an uphill battle to keep their control of Congress. Democrats currently have a slim 221-208 edge in the House, and the Senate is split 50-50 tie, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaking vote. Swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, all have Senate seats in play.

See below for everything you need to know heading into the 2022 Midterm Elections, including all of the retiring Members of the House and Senate, the Primary Election calendar, and ratings for all Senate seats.

Retiring House Democrats

• Rep. Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)
• Rep. Albio Sires (NJ-08)
• Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-02)
• Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
• Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)
• Rep. Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
• Rep. David Price (NC-04)
• Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07)
• Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
• Rep. Filemon Vela (TX-34)
• Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
• Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14)
• Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA-09)
• Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05)
• Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02)
• Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-03)
• Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-04)
• Rep. Lucille Roybal Allard (CA-40)
• Rep. Mike Doyle (PA-17)
• Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-03)
• Rep. Ron Kind (WI-03)
• Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07)
• Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-22)

Retiring Senate Democrats

• Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT)

Democrats Running for New Office

• Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-04) – Running for Attorney General of Maryland
• Rep. Antonio Delgado (NY-19) – Appointed Lt Governor of NY
• Rep. Charlie Crist (FL-13) – Running for Governor of Florida
• Rep. Connor Lamb (PA-17) – Ran for Open PA Senate Seat, Lost Democratic Nomination
• Rep. Kai Kahele (HI-02) – Running for Governor
• Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37) – Running for Mayor of Los Angeles
• Rep. Peter Welch (VT-00) – Running for Senate
• Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-13) – Running for Open OH Senate Seat
• Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03) – Running for Governor of New York
• Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) – Running for Senate

Retiring House Republicans

• Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)
• Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16)
• Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-07)
• Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-22)
• Rep. Don Young (AK-00) – Died in Office
• Rep. Fred Keller (PA-12)
• Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06)
• Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01)
• Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) – Died in Office
• Rep. John Katko (NY-24)
• Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08)
• Rep. Tom Reed (NY-23)
• Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09)
• Rep. Van Taylor (TX-03)

Retiring Senate Republicans

• Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK) – Ending term early
• Sen. Pat Toomey (PA)
• Sen. Richard Burr (NC)
• Sen. Richard Shelby (AL)
• Sen. Rob Portman (OH)
• Sen. Roy Blunt (MO)

Republicans Running for New Office

• Rep. Billy Long (MO-07) – Running for Senate
• Rep. Jody Hice (GA-10) – Running for Georgia Secretary of State
• Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-01) – Running for Governor of New York
• Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) – Running for Attorney General
• Rep. Markwayne Mullin (OK-03) – Running for Senate
• Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-05) – Running for Senate
• Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) – Running for Senate
• Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) – Running for Senate

2022 Primary Election Calendar

2022 Senate Election Outlook – Source: Cook Political Report

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