Here's which incumbent House members are leaving their seats to run for even higher office

By Jen Krausz on
 November 27, 2023

As the election season begins to heat up, a number of House incumbents are deciding to leave their seats to run for even higher office, such as senator or governor, or take another job elsewhere.

Eleven Democrats and four Republicans have said they will not run again for the House.

Of those 15, 11 are running for Senate, two are running for state attorney general, one for governor, and one is leaving to run a university.

Rep. Collin Allred (D-TX) thinks he can unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Katie Porter (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV), Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Rep. David Trone (D-MD) are also running for various Senate seats.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is running for governor of Virginia, and Reps. Jeff Jackson (D-NC) and Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) are both running for attorney general in that state. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) will become president of Youngstown University.