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2010 House Open Seat Watch

by: James L.

Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 6:52 PM EDT

Last Updated: March 23, 2010 at 12:10 AM

"Age" = incumbent's age on election day, 2010. Blue boxes indicate new names or names moving from one category to another. Click on column headers to sort.

Definite Retirements/Vacancies:

District	Incumbent	Party	PVI	Notes
AL-07	Artur Davis	D	D+18	Running for Governor
AR-01	Marion Berry	D	R+8	Retiring
AR-02	Vic Snyder	D	R+5	Retiring
AR-03	John Boozman	R	R+16	Running for Senate
AZ-03	John Shadegg	R	R+9	Retiring
CA-19	George Radanovich	R	R+9	Retiring
CA-33	Diane Watson	D	D+35	Retiring
DE-AL	Mike Castle	R	D+7	Running for Senate
FL-12	Adam Putnam	R	R+6	Running for Ag Comm'r
FL-17	Kendrick Meek	D	D+34	Running for Senate
FL-19	Robert Wexler	D	D+15	Resigned to join non-profit
FL-21	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	R	R+5	Retiring (Declined to seek Senate appointment)
FL-25	Mario Diaz-Balart	R	R+5	Running for FL-21
GA-07	John Linder	R	R+16	Retiring
GA-09	Nathan Deal	R	R+28	Running for Governor (Resigned)
HI-01	Neil Abercrombie	D	D+11	Running for Governor (Resigned)
IL-10	Mark Kirk	R	D+6	Running for Senate
IN-04	Steve Buyer	R	R+14	Retiring
IN-08	Brad Ellsworth	D	R+3	Running for Senate
KS-01	Jerry Moran	R	R+23	Running for Senate
KS-03	Dennis Moore	D	R+3	Retiring
KS-04	Todd Tiahrt	R	R+14	Running for Senate
LA-03	Charlie Melancon	D	R+12	Running for Senate
MA-10	Bill Delahunt	D	D+5	Retiring
MI-02	Peter Hoekstra	R	R+7	Running for Governor
MI-03	Vern Ehlers	R	R+6	Retiring
MO-07	Roy Blunt	R	R+17	Running for Senate
NH-02	Paul Hodes	D	D+3	Running for Senate
NY-29	Eric Massa	D	R+5	Resigned
OK-05	Mary Fallin	R	R+13	Running for Governor
PA-07	Joe Sestak	D	D+3	Running for Senate
PA-12	John Murtha	D	R+1	Died on 2/8/2010
RI-01	Patrick Kennedy	D	D+13	Retiring
SC-01	Henry Brown	R	R+10	Retiring
SC-03	Gresham Barrett	R	R+17	Running for Governor
TN-03	Zach Wamp	R	R+13	Running for Governor
TN-06	Bart Gordon	D	R+13	Retiring
TN-08	John Tanner	D	R+6	Retiring
WA-03	Brian Baird	D	D+0	Retiring

Potential Retirements/Vacancies:

District	Incumbent	Party	PVI	Age	Notes
AK-AL	Don Young	R	R+13	77	Age/Legal issues
AL-05	Parker Griffith	R	R+12	68	Primary challenge
CA-36	Jane Harman	D	D+12	65	Scandal/Primary challenge
CA-42	Gary Miller	R	R+10	62	Primary challenge
CA-44	Ken Calvert	R	R+6	57	Primary challenge
FL-02	Allen Boyd	D	R+6	65	Primary challenge (Declined Senate run)
GA-04	Hank Johnson	D	D+24	56	Primary challenge
IN-03	Mark Souder	R	R+14	60	Primary challenge
IN-05	Dan Burton	R	R+17	72	Primary challenge
MI-01	Bart Stupak	D	R+3	58	Primary challenge
MI-12	Sander Levin	D	D+12	79	Age/Primary challenge
MI-13	Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	D	D+31	65	Primary challenge
NC-10	Patrick McHenry	R	R+17	35	Primary challenge
NY-15	Charlie Rangel	D	D+41	80	Age/legal issues/primary challenge
NY-24	Michael Arcuri	D	R+2	51	Possible primary challenge
PA-04	Jason Altmire	D	R+6	42	Possible primary challenge
PA-11	Paul Kanjorski	D	D+4	73	Primary challenge (won't retire)
PA-19	Todd Platts	R	R+12	48	Seeking GAO appointment/Primary challenge
SC-04	Bob Inglis	R	R+15	51	Primary challenge
TN-09	Steve Cohen	D	D+23	61	Primary challenge
TX-06	Joe Barton	R	R+15	61	Possible Senate run

Off the Watch List:

District	Incumbent	Party	PVI	Age	Notes
AL-01	Jo Bonner	R	R+14	50	Declined gubernatorial run
AL-02	Bobby Bright	D	R+16	58	Declined gubernatorial run
CA-12	Jackie Speier	D	D+23	60	Won't run for AG
CA-24	Elton Gallegly	R	R+4	66	Won't retire
CA-31	Xavier Becerra	D	D+29	52	Declined USTR/Commerce Sec'y
CA-47	Loretta Sanchez	D	D+4	50	Declined gubernatorial run
CT-03	Rosa DeLauro	D	D+9	67	Considered for Labor Sec'y
FL-03	Corrine Brown	D	D+18	63	Declined Senate run
FL-05	Ginny Brown-Waite	R	R+9	67	Won't retire
FL-10	Bill Young	R	R+1	79	Won't retire
FL-13	Vern Buchanan	R	R+6	59	Declined Senate/gubernatorial run
FL-14	Connie Mack	R	R+11	43	Declined Senate run
FL-20	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	D	D+13	44	Declined Senate run
FL-22	Ron Klein	D	D+1	53	Declined Senate run
GA-01	Jack Kingston	R	R+16	55	Declined gubernatorial run
GA-03	Lynn Westmoreland	R	R+19	60	Declined gubernatorial run
GA-08	Jim Marshall	D	R+10	62	Never expressed interest in gubernatorial run
IA-01	Bruce Braley	D	D+5	53	Declined Senate run
IA-03	Leonard Boswell	D	D+1	76	Won't retire
IA-05	Steve King	R	R+9	61	Declined gubernatorial run
IL-07	Danny Davis	D	D+35	69	Withdrew from run for local office
IL-06	Peter Roskam	R	D+0	49	Declined Senate run
IL-09	Jan Schakowsky	D	D+20	66	Declined Senate run
IL-13	Judy Biggert	R	R+1	73	Won't retire
IN-06	Mike Pence	R	R+10	51	Declined Senate run
IN-09	Baron Hill	D	R+6	57	Declined Senate run
KY-01	Ed Whitfield	R	R+15	67	Declined Senate Run
KY-06	Ben Chandler	D	R+9	51	Declined Senate Run/won't retire
MD-04	Donna Edwards	D	D+31	52	Avoided primary challenge
MD-06	Roscoe Bartlett	R	R+13	84	Won't retire
MI-08	Mike Rogers	R	R+2	47	Never expressed interest in gubernatorial run
MI-09	Gary Peters	D	D+2	51	Declined gubernatorial run
MI-10	Candice Miller	R	R+5	56	Has not expressed interest in gubernatorial run
MN-06	Michele Bachmann	R	R+7	54	Has not expressed interest in gubernatorial run
MO-01	Lacy Clay	D	D+27	54	Has not expressed interest in Senate run
MO-08	Jo Ann Emerson	R	R+15	60	Declined Senate run
NC-02	Bob Etheridge	D	R+2	69	Declined Senate run
NC-06	Howard Coble	R	R+18	79	Won't retire
NC-07	Mike McIntyre	D	R+5	54	Declined Senate run
NC-11	Heath Shuler	D	R+6	38	Declined Senate run
ND-AL	Earl Pomeroy	D	R+10	58	Declined Senate run
NH-01	Carol Shea-Porter	D	R+0	57	Declined Senate run
NJ-02	Frank LoBiondo	R	D+1	64	Not tapped for Lt. Governor
NV-02	Dean Heller	R	R+5	50	Has not expressed interest in gube run/ Declined Senate run
NY-02	Steve Israel	D	D+4	52	Declined Senate run
NY-03	Peter King	R	R+4	66	Declined Senate run (Twice)
NY-04	Carolyn McCarthy	D	D+26	66	Declined Senate run
NY-09	Anthony Weiner	D	D+5	46	Declined mayoral run
NY-14	Carolyn Maloney	D	D+6	62	Declined Senate run
NY-16	Jose Serrano	D	D+41	67	Declined Senate run
MN-07	Collin Peterson	D	R+5	66	Won't retire
MO-04	Ike Skelton	D	R+14	78	Won't retire
OH-08	John Boehner	R	R+14	60	Averted primary challenge
OH-17	Tim Ryan	D	D+12	37	Declined Senate/Lt. Gov. run
OH-18	Zack Space	D	R+7	49	Declined Senate run
OK-04	Tom Cole	R	R+18	61	Declined gubernatorial run
OR-02	Greg Walden	R	R+10	53	Declined gubernatorial run
OR-04	Peter DeFazio	D	D+2	63	Declined gubernatorial run
PA-06	Jim Gerlach	R	D+4	55	Aborted gubernatorial bid
PA-08	Patrick Murphy	D	D+2	37	Never expressed interest in Senate run
PA-13	Allyson Schwartz	D	D+7	62	Declined Senate run
PA-17	Tim Holden	D	R+6	64	Won't retire
SC-05	John Spratt	D	R+7	68	Won't retire
SD-AL	Stephanie Herseth	D	R+9	39	Declined gubernatorial run
TN-01	Phil Roe	R	R+21	65	Avoided primary challenge
TN-04	Lincoln Davis	D	R+13	67	Declined gubernatorial run/won't retire
TX-03	Sam Johnson	R	R+14	80	Won't retire
TX-04	Ralph Hall	R	R+21	87	Survived primary challenge (won't retire)
TX-10	Mike McCaul	R	R+10	48	Declined AG run
TX-17	Chet Edwards	D	R+20	58	Declined VA Sec'y/won't retire
TX-18	Sheila Jackson-Lee	D	D+24	63	Survived primary challenge
TX-23	Ciro Rodriguez	D	R+4	63	Survived primary challenge
UT-02	Jim Matheson	D	R+15	50	Declined gubernatorial run/won't retire
UT-03	Jason Chaffetz	R	R+26	43	Declined Senate run
VA-09	Rick Boucher	D	R+11	64	Won't retire
VA-10	Frank Wolf	R	R+2	71	Won't retire
WI-01	Paul Ryan	R	R+2	40	Declined Senate run/Declined gube run
WI-03	Ron Kind	D	D+4	47	Declined gubernatorial run