Joe Manchin won’t run for re-election in 2024. Who else is leaving the Senate?

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced that he will not seek re-election, becoming the latest in a string of senators to call it quits.

“I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life and decided that I will not be running for re-election,” Manchin, a Democrat, said in a video posted to X on Nov. 9.

“After months of deliberation and long conversation with my family, I believe in my heart of hearts that I’ve accomplished what I’ve set out to do for West Virginia,” Manchin, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, said.

Which U.S. senators aren’t running for re-election?

Six other U.S. senators — four Democrats and two Republicans — have previously announced they will not seek re-election this cycle, according to Ballotpedia.

The Senate Democrats not tossing their hats into the ring are: California Sen. Laphonza Butler — who was appointed to fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat — Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper.

Aside from Butler, the other retiring Democratic senators had served in the chamber for at least three terms: Cardin was first elected in 2006, and both Stabenow and Carper won their seats in 2000.

Indiana Sen. Mike Braun, a Republican first elected to the Senate in 2018, is not running for re-election but will instead be running for governor in the state.

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican and former presidential nominee, announced he would not seek re-election in a September video posted on X, saying “It’s time for a new generation of leaders.” This was his first term in the Senate.

This story was originally published November 9, 2023 at 12:30 PM with the headline "Joe Manchin won’t run for re-election in 2024. Who else is leaving the Senate?."