House 2008: Open Seat Watch (March)

Definite House Retirements










































































District Incumbent Party PVI Age Notes
AL-02 Everett R R+13.2 71 Retiring
AZ-01 Renzi R R+2.2 50 Retiring
CA-04 Doolittle R R+10.9 58 Retiring
CA-12 Lantos D D+22.5 80 Retiring
CA-52 Hunter R R+9.3 60 Running for President
CO-02 Udall D D+8.1 58 Running for Senate
CO-06 Tancredo R R+10 62 Running for President
IL-11 Weller R R+1.1 51 Retiring
IL-18 LaHood R R+5.5 62 Retiring
LA-04 McCrery R R+6.5 59 Retiring
ME-01 Allen D D+6.2 63 Running for Senate
MN-03 Ramstad R R+0.5 62 Retiring (?)
MS-03 Pickering R R+14.1 45 Retiring
NJ-03 Saxton R D+3.3 60 Retiring
NJ-07 Ferguson R R+0.6 38 Retiring
NM-01 Wilson R D+2.4 47 Running for Senate
NM-02 Pearce R R+5.7 61 Running for Senate
NM-03 Udall D D+5.5 60 Running for Senate
NY-21 McNulty D D+8.7 61 Retiring
NY-25 Walsh R D+3.4 61 Retiring
OH-07 Hobson R R+6.0 72 Retiring
OH-15 Pryce R R+1.1 57 Retiring
OH-16 Regula R R+3.6 84 Retiring
PA-05 Peterson R R+9.7 69 Retiring
WY-AL Cubin R R+19.4 61 Retiring



*Denotes impending special election

Vacancies & Resignations

District Incumbent Party PVI Age Notes
IL-14 Hastert R R+4.8 67 Resigned*
LA-01 Jindal R R+18.5 37 Elected Governor*
LA-06 Baker R R+6.5 60 Cashing In*
MS-01 Wicker R R+10.0 57 Appointed to the Senate*

Potential House Retirements































































































































































District Incumbent Party PVI Age Notes
AK-AL Young R R+14.3 75 Under investigation
CA-24 Gallegly R R+4.8 64 Botched a retirement attempt in 2006
CA-41 Lewis R R+9.0 74 Under investigation
CO-05 Lamborn R R+15.7 54 Primary challenge
DE-AL Castle R D+6.5 69 Health issues
FL-10 Young R D+1.1 78 Age issues/Speculation
GA-10 Broun R R+12.7 61 Primary challenge
IA-03 Boswell D D+1.4 74 Health issues/Primary challenge
IL-03 Lipinski D D+10.3 42 Primary challenge
LA-02 Jefferson D D+27.8 61 Indicted
MD-01 Gilchrest R R+9.8 62 Primary challenge
MD-04 Wynn D D+29.8 57 Primary challenge
MD-06 Bartlett R R+12.8 82 Age issues
MO-06 Graves R R+4.8 44 Potential gubernatorial run
MO-08 Emerson R R+11.0 58 Potential gubernatorial run
MO-09 Hulshof R R+6.5 50 Potential gubernatorial run
MI-03 Ehlers R R+9.0 74 Speculation
NC-09 Myrick R R+12.2 67 Speculation
NY-23 McHugh R R+0.2 60 Speculation
OH-02 Schmidt R R+13.1 56 Primary challenge
TN-09 Cohen D D+18.1 59 Primary challenge
TX-04 Hall R R+17.1 85 Age issues/Primary challenge
VA-11 Davis R R+0.6 59 Mulling retirement