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Casualty List: 112th Congress (2011-2012)

Appointed to Senate — (1 House: 1R)

House:
Senate:
  • Dean Heller (R-Nev.), 52, 3 terms
  • n/a

Running for Senate — (12 House: 6D, 6R)

House:
Senate:
  • Todd Akin (R-Mo.), 64, 6 terms
  • Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), 50, 7 terms
  • Rick Berg (R-N.D.), 52, 1 term
  • Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), 61, 7 terms
  • Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), 56, 3 terms
  • Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), 49, 6 terms
  • Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), 40, 2 terms
  • Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), 64, 3 terms
  • Connie Mack IV (R-Fla.), 44, 4 terms
  • Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.), 38, 3 terms
  • Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), 56, 6 terms
  • Bob Turner (R-N.Y.), 71, 1 term
  • n/a

Running for Other Office — (3 House: 1D, 2R)

House:
Senate:
  • Bob Filner (D-Calif.), 69, 10 terms
  • Ron Paul (R-Texas), 76, 8 terms *
  • Mike Pence (R-Ind.), 52, 6 terms
  • n/a

Retiring — (25 House: 15D, 10R; 10 Senate: 6D, 1I, 3R)

House:
Senate:
  • Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), 69, 14 terms
  • Steve Austria (R-Ohio), 53, 2 terms
  • Dan Boren (D-Okla.), 38, 4 terms
  • Dan Burton (R-Ind.), 73, 15 terms
  • Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.), 53, 5 terms
  • Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), 62, 12 terms
  • Geoff Davis (R-Ky.), 53, 4 terms
  • Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), 71, 18 terms
  • David Dreier (R-Calif.), 59, 16 terms
  • Barney Frank (D-Mass.), 72, 16 terms
  • Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.), 68, 13 terms
  • Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas), 67, 7 terms
  • Wally Herger (R-Calif.), 66, 13 terms
  • Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), 73, 10 terms
  • Timothy Johnson (R-Ill.), 65, 6 terms
  • Dale Kildee (D-Mich.), 82, 18 terms
  • Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), 77, 17 terms
  • Brad Miller (D-N.C.), 58, 5 terms
  • Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), 70, 9 terms
  • John Olver (D-Mass.), 75, 10 terms
  • Todd Platts (R-Pa.), 50, 6 terms
  • Mike Ross (D-Ark.), 50, 6 terms
  • Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), 40, 3 terms
  • Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), 77, 15 terms
  • Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), 74, 10 terms
  • Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), 87, 3 terms
  • Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), 68, 5 terms
  • Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), 64, 4 terms
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), 68, 3 terms
  • Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), 77, 4 terms
  • Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), 70, 3 terms
  • Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), 70, 4 terms
  • Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), 70, 2 terms
  • Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), 65, 3 terms
  • Jim Webb (D-Va.), 66, 1 term

Defeated in Primary — (5 House: 3D, 2R; 1 Senate: 1R)

House:
Senate:
  • Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), 44, 3 terms
  • Tim Holden (D-Pa.), 55, 10 terms
  • Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), 65, 8 terms
  • Don Manzullo (R-Ill.), 68, 10 terms
  • Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio), 60, 3 terms
  • Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), 80, 6 terms

Resigned — (6 House: 5D, 1R; 1 Senate: 1R)

House:
Senate:
  • Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), 41, 3 terms
  • Jane Harman (D-Calif.), 66, 6 terms
  • Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), 61, 8 terms
  • Chris Lee (R-N.Y.), 48, 2 terms
  • Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), 47, 7 terms
  • David Wu (D-Ore.), 57, 7 terms
  • John Ensign (R-Nev.), 54, 2 terms

Died — (1 House: 1D)

House:
Senate:
  • Donald Payne (D-N.J.), 77, 12 terms
  • n/a

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