Dem
47
GOP
53
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) consulted with God and they decided it is time for him (Loudermilk, not God) to retire. He is in a safe district (GA-11), which is R+12, and at 62 he could serve another 30 years if he wanted to. He probably sees the writing on the wall and thinks it says: "Being in the House minority is even less fun than being in the House majority, if that is possible." So far, 29 Republican House members, 22 Democratic House members, 6 Republican senators, and 5 Democratic senators have announced their retirements from seats that will not be filled by special elections this year. See the link in the menu to the left of the map above for the complete list. We update this as retirements are announced. Note that relatively few of the House retirements are in swing districts, roughly R+5 to D+5. (V)