US Congressional Resignations Since 1980 - Free Download
614 US congressional resignations cataloguing the member, party, district, congress number, resignation date, reason, and category since the 1980s. Contains 615 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.
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| Member | Party | District | Congress | Resignation Date | Reason | Source | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Tiberi | R | OH-12 | 115th | 1/15/2018 | Took a job with the Ohio Business Roundtable | New York Times | D |
| Al Franken | D | MN-SEN | 115th | 1/2/2018 | Sexual harassment/groping/unwanted kissing | Minneapolis Star Tribune | X |
| Trent Franks | R | AZ-08 | 115th | 12/8/2017 | Sexual harassment/surrogacy pressure | CNN | X |
| John Conyers | D | MI-13 | 115th | 12/5/2017 | Sexual harassment/inappropriate touching | Washington Post | X |
| Tim Murphy | R | PA-18 | 115th | 10/21/2017 | Extramarital affair/abortion hypocrisy | POLITICO | A |
| Jason Chaffetz | R | UT-03 | 115th | 6/30/2017 | Took a job with FOX News | POLITICO | D |
| Ryan Zinke | R | MT-AL | 115th | 3/1/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | C |
| Mick Mulvaney | R | SC-05 | 115th | 2/16/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Associated Press | C |
| Tom Price | R | GA-06 | 115th | 2/10/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | GeorgiaPol | C |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL-SEN | 115th | 2/8/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Washington Examiner | C |
| Xavier Becerra | D | CA-34 | 115th | 1/24/2017 | Appointed California attorney general | Los Angeles Times | C |
| Mike Pompeo | R | KS-04 | 115th | 1/23/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | NBC News | C |
| Candice Miller | R | MI-10 | 114th | 12/31/2016 | Elected Macomb County public works commish | Detroit News | C |
| Janice Hahn | D | CA-44 | 114th | 12/4/2016 | Elected to LA County Board of Supervisors | Los Angeles Times | C |
| Ed Whitfield | R | KY-01 | 114th | 9/6/2016 | Ethics investigation | Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting | B |
| Chaka Fattah | D | PA-02 | 114th | 6/23/2016 | Corruption conviction | POLITICO | B |
| John Boehner | R | OH-08 | 114th | 10/31/2015 | Sick of fighting the Tea Party | New York Times | F |
| Aaron Schock | R | IL-18 | 114th | 3/31/2015 | Personal spending of government funds | POLITICO | B |
| Michael Grimm | R | NY-11 | 114th | 1/5/2015 | Tax evasion | CNN | B |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK-SEN | 113th | 1/3/2015 | Self-imposed term limits/"shifting my focus elsewhere" | The Oklahoman | D & F |
| Eric Cantor | R | VA-07 | 113th | 8/18/2014 | Embarrassingly lost primary & majority leadership | USA Today | F |
| Rob Andrews | D | NJ-01 | 113th | 2/18/2014 | Ethics investigation; took a job as a lobbyist | Philadelphia Inquirer | B & D |
| Max Baucus | D | MT-SEN | 113th | 2/6/2014 | Appointed to Obama administration | The Missoulian | C |
| Trey Radel | R | FL-19 | 113th | 1/27/2014 | Cocaine possession | USA Today | B |
| Mel Watt | D | NC-12 | 113th | 1/6/2014 | Appointed to Obama administration | Camel City Dispatch | C |
| Rodney Alexander | R | LA-05 | 113th | 9/27/2013 | Appointed Louisiana VA secretary | Roll Call | C |
| Jo Bonner | R | AL-01 | 113th | 8/2/2013 | Took a job with University of Alabama | Roll Call | D |
| Ed Markey | D | MA-05 | 113th | 7/15/2013 | Elected U.S. senator | Boston Globe | C |
| John Kerry | D | MA-SEN | 113th | 2/1/2013 | Appointed to Obama administration | Boston Globe | C |
| Jo Ann Emerson | R | MO-08 | 113th | 1/22/2013 | Took a job with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | Washington Post | D |
| Tim Scott | R | SC-01 | 112th | 1/2/2013 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC-SEN | 112th | 1/1/2013 | Took a job with the Heritage Foundation | Washington Post | D |
| Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | 112th | 12/3/2012 | Elected San Diego mayor | USA Today | C |
| Jesse Jackson Jr. | D | IL-02 | 112th | 11/21/2012 | Bipolar disorder; under criminal investigation | New York Times | B & E |
| Dennis Cardoza | D | CA-18 | 112th | 8/15/2012 | "Parenting challenges"; took a job with a law firm | POLITICO | D & E |
| Geoff Davis | R | KY-04 | 112th | 7/31/2012 | "Family health issue" | POLITICO | E |
| Thad McCotter | R | MI-11 | 112th | 7/6/2012 | Bungled presidential campaign led to family concerns | Washington Post | E & F |
| Jay Inslee | D | WA-01 | 112th | 3/20/2012 | To focus on his run for governor | Roll Call | C |
| Gabby Giffords | D | AZ-08 | 112th | 1/25/2012 | Recovery from gunshot injury | CNN | E |
| David Wu | D | OR-01 | 112th | 8/3/2011 | Sexual harassment/sex with teenage girl | The Oregonian | X |
| Anthony Weiner | D | NY-09 | 112th | 6/21/2011 | Extramarital affair/sexting | New York Times | A |
| Dean Heller | R | NV-02 | 112th | 5/9/2011 | Appointed U.S. senator | Las Vegas Sun | C |
| John Ensign | R | NV-SEN | 112th | 5/3/2011 | Ethics investigation into extramarital affair | Washington Post | A |
| Jane Harman | D | CA-36 | 112th | 2/28/2011 | Took a job with the Woodrow Wilson Center | Wilson Center | D |
| Chris Lee | R | NY-26 | 112th | 2/9/2011 | Extramarital affair/shirtless photo | ABC News | A |
| Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 | 111th | 11/29/2010 | Elected U.S. senator | Associated Press | C |
| Mark Souder | R | IN-03 | 111th | 5/21/2010 | Extramarital affair | Washington Post | A |
| Nathan Deal | R | GA-09 | 111th | 3/21/2010 | To focus on his run for governor; ethics investigation | CREW | B & C |
| Eric Massa | D | NY-29 | 111th | 3/8/2010 | Sexual harassment/groping (same-sex) | The Week | X |
| Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-01 | 111th | 2/28/2010 | To focus on his run for governor | NPR | C |
| Robert Wexler | D | FL-19 | 111th | 1/3/2010 | Took a job with Middle East think tank | Lexology | D |
| John McHugh | R | NY-23 | 111th | 9/21/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | New York Times | C |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL-SEN | 111th | 9/9/2009 | "To move on," spend time with family; later joined lobbying firm | New York Times | D & E |
| Ellen Tauscher | D | CA-10 | 111th | 6/26/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | KNTV | C |
| Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 | 111th | 2/24/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Associated Press | C |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY-20 | 111th | 1/26/2009 | Appointed U.S. senator | New York Daily News | C |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY-SEN | 111th | 1/21/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | CNN | C |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO-SEN | 111th | 1/20/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Denver Post | C |
| Joe Biden | D | DE-SEN | 111th | 1/15/2009 | Elected vice president | CNN | C |
| Rahm Emanuel | D | IL-05 | 110th | 1/2/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | CNN | C |
| Tom Davis | R | VA-11 | 110th | 11/24/2008 | Took a job with Deloitte | Washington Post | D |
| Barack Obama | D | IL-SEN | 110th | 11/16/2008 | Elected president | CNN | C |
| Albert Wynn | D | MD-04 | 110th | 5/31/2008 | Took a job with a law firm after losing primary | Washington Post | D & F |
| Richard Baker | R | LA-06 | 110th | 2/2/2008 | Took a job with the Managed Funds Association | New Orleans Times-Picayune | D |
| Bobby Jindal | R | LA-01 | 110th | 1/14/2008 | Elected Louisiana governor | Reuters | C |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS-01 | 110th | 12/31/2007 | Appointed U.S. senator | The Guardian | C |
| Trent Lott | R | MS-SEN | 110th | 12/18/2007 | "Time left to do something else"; founded a lobbying firm | New York Times | D |
| Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | 110th | 11/26/2007 | No reason given, but had lost the speaker's gavel | FOX News | F |
| Marty Meehan | D | MA-05 | 110th | 7/1/2007 | Took a job with University of Massachusetts | Associated Press | D |
| Bob Ney | R | OH-18 | 109th | 11/3/2006 | Pleaded guilty to Abramoff influence-peddling scandal | Associated Press | B |
| Mark Foley | R | FL-16 | 109th | 9/29/2006 | Sexting with underage pages (same-sex) | Washington Post | X |
| Tom DeLay | R | TX-22 | 109th | 6/9/2006 | Campaign finance laundering & Abramoff scandal involvement | New York Times | B |
| Jon Corzine | D | NJ-SEN | 109th | 1/17/2006 | Elected New Jersey governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Bob Menendez | D | NJ-13 | 109th | 1/16/2006 | Appointed U.S. senator | New York Times | C |
| Duke Cunningham | R | CA-50 | 109th | 12/1/2005 | Bribery and tax evasion | San Diego Union-Tribune | B |
| Christopher Cox | R | CA-48 | 109th | 8/2/2005 | Appointed to Bush administration | Securities & Exchange Commission | C |
| Rob Portman | R | OH-02 | 109th | 4/29/2005 | Appointed to Bush administration | New York Times | C |
| Porter Goss | R | FL-14 | 108th | 9/23/2004 | Appointed to Bush administration | CQ Almanac | C |
| Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | 108th | 8/31/2004 | Took a job with the Asia Foundation | CQ Almanac | D |
| Frank Ballance | D | NC-01 | 108th | 6/11/2004 | Ill health; fraud and money laundering | Associated Press | B & E |
| Bill Janklow | R | SD-AL | 108th | 1/20/2004 | Convicted of manslaughter for a fatal car accident | Minnesota Public Radio | B |
| Ernie Fletcher | R | KY-06 | 108th | 12/8/2003 | Elected Kentucky governor | Fletcher/Pence Inaugural | C |
| Larry Combest | R | TX-19 | 108th | 5/31/2003 | Wife lost DC-area job, wanted to spend more time with her | Plainview Daily Herald | E |
| Frank Murkowski | R | AK-SEN | 107th | 12/2/2002 | Elected Alaska governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | 107th | 9/9/2002 | Appointed to Bush administration | New York Times | C |
| James Traficant | D | OH-17 | 107th | 7/24/2002 | Convicted of bribery, tax evasion, and racketeering | CNN | B |
| Steve Largent | R | OK-01 | 107th | 2/15/2002 | To focus on his run for governor | The Oklahoman | C |
| Joe Scarborough | R | FL-01 | 107th | 9/5/2001 | To spend more time with his sons | Northwest Florida Daily News | E |
| Asa Hutchinson | R | AR-03 | 107th | 8/6/2001 | Appointed to Bush administration | Log Cabin Democrat | C |
| Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | 107th | 2/5/2001 | Ethics rebuke; "health scares" | ABC News | B & E |
| Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | 106th | 3/1/1999 | Extramarital affairs | New York Times | A |
| Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | 106th | 1/3/1999 | Faced caucus revolt after disappointing midterm | New York Times | F |
| Ron Dellums | D | CA-09 | 105th | 2/6/1998 | "To do other things"; ended up consulting for healthcare company | Washington Post | D |
| Floyd Flake | D | NY-06 | 105th | 11/17/1997 | To focus on his job as church pastor | New York Times | D |
| Thomas Foglietta | D | PA-01 | 105th | 11/11/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Associated Press | C |
| Susan Molinari | R | NY-13 | 105th | 8/2/1997 | Took a job with CBS | CNN | D |
| Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | 105th | 2/13/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | San Francisco Chronicle | C |
| Ray Thornton | D | AR-02 | 104th | 1/1/1997 | Elected Arkansas Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS-02 | 104th | 11/7/1996 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Charlie Wilson | D | TX-02 | 104th | 10/8/1996 | Probably to start clock on lobbyist waiting period | Longview News-Journal | D |
| Bob Dole | R | KS-SEN | 104th | 6/11/1996 | To focus on his run for president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Kweisi Mfume | D | MD-07 | 104th | 2/18/1996 | Took a job with the NAACP | Washington Post | D |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR-03 | 104th | 2/5/1996 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Walter Tucker III | D | CA-37 | 104th | 12/15/1995 | Convicted of extortion and tax evasion | New York Times | B |
| Norman Mineta | D | CA-15 | 104th | 10/10/1995 | Took a job with Lockheed Martin | Los Angeles Times | D |
| Mel Reynolds | D | IL-02 | 104th | 10/1/1995 | Convicted of sex with 16-year-old girl | New York Times | X |
| Bob Packwood | R | OR-SEN | 104th | 10/1/1995 | Sexual harassment/assault | NPR | X |
| David Boren | D | OK-SEN | 103rd | 11/15/1994 | Took a job with University of Oklahoma | Los Angeles Times | D |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK-01 | 103rd | 11/15/1994 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Glenn English | D | OK-06 | 103rd | 1/7/1994 | Took a job with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | UPI | D |
| Bill Gradison | R | OH-02 | 103rd | 1/31/1993 | Took a job with Health Insurance Association of America | Science Corruption | D |
| Mike Espy | D | MS-02 | 103rd | 1/22/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Washington Post | C |
| Leon Panetta | D | CA-17 | 103rd | 1/21/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Washington Post | C |
| Lloyd Bentsen | D | TX-SEN | 103rd | 1/20/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | New York Times | C |
| Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | 103rd | 1/20/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Al Gore Jr. | D | TN-SEN | 102nd | 1/2/1993 | Elected vice president | CQ Almanac | C |
| Jocelyn Burdick | D | ND-SEN | 102nd | 12/14/1992 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | New York Observer | G |
| Kent Conrad | D | ND-SEN | 102nd | 12/14/1992 | Elected to North Dakota's other U.S. Senate seat | U.S. Senate | C |
| French Slaughter | R | VA-07 | 102nd | 11/4/1991 | Series of strokes | Washington Post | E |
| William Gray III | D | PA-02 | 102nd | 9/11/1991 | Took a job with United Negro College Fund | Los Angeles Times | D |
| Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | 102nd | 5/4/1991 | Parkinson's disease | Baltimore Sun | E |
| Steve Bartlett | R | TX-03 | 102nd | 3/11/1991 | To focus on his run for Dallas mayor | D Magazine | C |
| Ed Madigan | R | IL-15 | 102nd | 3/8/1991 | Appointed to Bush administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Pete Wilson | R | CA-SEN | 102nd | 1/7/1991 | Elected California governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Bob Smith | R | NH-01 | 101st | 12/7/1990 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Gordon Humphrey | R | NH-SEN | 101st | 12/4/1990 | Elected New Hampshire state senator | UPI | C |
| Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | 101st | 5/16/1990 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Jim Florio | D | NJ-01 | 101st | 1/16/1990 | Elected New Jersey governor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Robert Garcia | D | NY-18 | 101st | 1/7/1990 | Convicted of extortion | New York Times | B |
| Guy Molinari | R | NY-14 | 101st | 12/31/1989 | Elected Staten Island borough president | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | 101st | 6/30/1989 | Ethics investigation into personal financial gain | Washington Post | B |
| Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | 101st | 6/15/1989 | Personal finances under investigation | New York Times | B |
| Dick Cheney | R | WY-AL | 101st | 3/17/1989 | Appointed to Bush administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Dan Quayle | R | IN-SEN | 101st | 1/3/1989 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Dan Coats | R | IN-04 | 101st | 1/3/1989 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Mario Biaggi | D | NY-19 | 100th | 8/8/1988 | Convicted twice of corruption | New York Times | B |
| Buddy Roemer | D | LA-04 | 100th | 3/14/1988 | Elected Louisiana governor | New York Times | C |
| Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | 100th | 10/5/1987 | Elected Nashville mayor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Charles Whitley | D | NC-03 | 99th | 12/31/1986 | Was retiring & left early, probably to take a job with the Tobacco Institute | Science Corruption | D |
| Jim Broyhill | R | NC-10 | 99th | 7/13/1986 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | 99th | 7/11/1986 | To focus on his run for governor | UPI | C |
| Sam Hall | D | TX-01 | 99th | 5/27/1985 | Appointed federal judge | UPI | C |
| Paul Tsongas | D | MA-SEN | 98th | 1/2/1985 | Retired due to ill health; resigned early to give successor seniority | WBUR | E & G |
| Tom Corcoran | R | IL-14 | 98th | 11/28/1984 | Recess-appointed to Synthetic Fuels Corporation board | Nexis search | D |
| Harold Washington | D | IL-01 | 98th | 4/30/1983 | Elected Chicago mayor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Phil Gramm | D | TX-06 | 98th | 1/5/1983 | Dem Party ostracized him; resigned to seek seat as Republican | New York Times | F |
| Nicholas Brady | R | NJ-SEN | 97th | 12/26/1982 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | New York Times | G |
| Fred Richmond | D | NY-14 | 97th | 8/25/1982 | Tax evasion, drug possession, campaign-finance irregularities | UPI | B |
| George Danielson | D | CA-30 | 97th | 3/9/1982 | Appointed California appellate judge | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Raymond Lederer | D | PA-03 | 97th | 4/29/1981 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | Associated Press | B |
| Jon Hinson | R | MS-04 | 97th | 4/13/1981 | Extramarital affair (same-sex) | Zimbio | A |
| Pete Williams | D | NJ-SEN | 97th | 3/11/1981 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | New York Times | B |
| Gladys Spellman | D | MD-05 | 97th | 2/24/1981 | Brain-dead after heart attack | New York Times | E |
| David Stockman | R | MI-04 | 97th | 1/27/1981 | Appointed to Reagan administration | The Atlantic | C |
| Donald Stewart | D | AL-SEN | 96th | 1/1/1981 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | UPI | G |
| Dick Stone | D | FL-SEN | 96th | 12/31/1980 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
| John Durkin | D | NH-SEN | 96th | 12/29/1980 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | New Hampshire Union Leader | G |
| Frank Thompson | D | NJ-04 | 96th | 12/29/1980 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | New York Times | B |
| John Jenrette | D | SC-06 | 96th | 12/10/1980 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | UPI | B |
| Michael Myers | D | PA-01 | 96th | 10/2/1980 | Bribery in Abscam scandal | UPI | B |
| Charles Diggs Jr. | D | MI-13 | 96th | 6/3/1980 | Censured for mail fraud and kickbacks from staff | U.S. House of Representatives | B |
| Ed Muskie | D | ME-SEN | 96th | 5/7/1980 | Appointed to Carter administration | GovTrack | C |
| Dave Treen | R | LA-03 | 96th | 3/10/1980 | Elected Louisiana governor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Dan Flood | D | PA-11 | 96th | 1/31/1980 | Bribery and conspiracy | UPI | B |
| Abner Mikva | D | IL-10 | 96th | 9/26/1979 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| William Scott | R | VA-SEN | 95th | 1/1/1979 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Washington Post | G |
| John Moss | D | CA-03 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Los Angeles Times | G |
| John McFall | D | CA-14 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Lost reelection; might've left early to receive higher pension or lobby | Washington Post | G |
| Del Clawson | R | CA-33 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Washington Post | G |
| Joe Skubitz | R | KS-05 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Salina Journal | G |
| Al Cederberg | R | MI-10 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
| James Delaney | D | NY-09 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
| Olin Teague | D | TX-06 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
| Bob Poage | D | TX-11 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
| Omar Burleson | D | TX-17 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
| Clifford Hansen | R | WY-SEN | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Associated Press | G |
| Teno Roncalio | D | WY-AL | 95th | 12/30/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
| Wendell Anderson | D | MN-SEN | 95th | 12/29/1978 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
| James Eastland | D | MS-SEN | 95th | 12/27/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | U.S. Senate | G |
| Thad Cochran | R | MS-04 | 95th | 12/26/1978 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Pearson | R | KS-SEN | 95th | 12/23/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Lawrence Journal-World | G |
| Paul Hatfield | D | MT-SEN | 95th | 12/14/1978 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
| Max Baucus | D | MT-01 | 95th | 12/14/1978 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Joseph LeFante | D | NJ-14 | 95th | 12/14/1978 | Dem machine boss told him to | Washington Post | F |
| Maryon Allen | D | AL-SEN | 95th | 11/7/1978 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
| Muriel Humphrey | D | MN-SEN | 95th | 11/7/1978 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
| Ed Koch | D | NY-18 | 95th | 12/31/1977 | Elected New York City mayor | New York Times | C |
| Herman Badillo | D | NY-21 | 95th | 12/31/1977 | Appointed New York City deputy mayor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Richard Tonry | D | LA-01 | 95th | 5/4/1977 | Federal inquiry into voter fraud & illegal campaign contributions | Roll Call | B |
| Andrew Young | D | GA-05 | 95th | 1/29/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | Georgia Encyclopedia | C |
| Bob Bergland | D | MN-07 | 95th | 1/22/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | New York Times | C |
| Brock Adams | D | WA-07 | 95th | 1/22/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | Washington Post | C |
| John Tunney | D | CA-SEN | 94th | 1/1/1977 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | UPI | G |
| Don Riegle Jr. | D | MI-07 | 94th | 12/30/1976 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Walter Mondale | D | MN-SEN | 94th | 12/30/1976 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Taft Jr. | R | OH-SEN | 94th | 12/28/1976 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | Coshocton Tribune | G |
| John Pastore | D | RI-SEN | 94th | 12/28/1976 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Arizona Republic | G |
| Stuart Symington | D | MO-SEN | 94th | 12/27/1976 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Jefferson City Post-Tribune | G |
| Roman Hruska | R | NE-SEN | 94th | 12/27/1976 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Lincoln Star | G |
| Wayne Hays | D | OH-18 | 94th | 9/1/1976 | Extramarital affair/paying his mistress a salary | New York Times | A |
| Bob Casey | D | TX-22 | 94th | 1/22/1976 | Appointed to Ford administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Hastings | R | NY-39 | 94th | 1/20/1976 | Took a job with Associated Industries of New York | Milwaukee Journal | D |
| Norris Cotton | R | NH-SEN | 94th | 9/18/1975 | To yield to the winner of the controversial NH-SEN re-vote | U.S. Congress | F |
| Richard Fulton | D | TN-05 | 94th | 8/14/1975 | Elected Nashville mayor | U.S. Congress | C |
| J. William Fulbright | D | AR-SEN | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection bid; quit to go on vacation & receive higher pension | New York Times | G |
| Charles Gubser | R | CA-10 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Chet Holifield | D | CA-19 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Craig Hosmer | R | CA-32 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Richard Hanna | D | CA-34 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Los Angeles Times | G |
| Ed Gurney | R | FL-SEN | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; might've left early for pension, seniority, or indictment | Orlando Sentinel | B & G |
| Leslie Arends | R | IL-15 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Ken Gray | D | IL-24 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Frank Stubblefield | D | KY-01 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Harold Donohue | D | MA-03 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Charles Chamberlain | R | MI-06 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Martha Griffiths | D | MI-17 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Ancher Nelsen | R | MN-02 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| John Blatnik | D | MN-08 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| David Martin | R | NE-03 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Norris Cotton | R | NH-SEN | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; might've left early for pension or to force R appointment in controversial NH-SEN | U.S. Senate | F & G |
| Louis Wyman | R | NH-01 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Widnall | R | NJ-07 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| John Rooney | D | NY-14 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Hugh Carey | D | NY-15 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Elected New York governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Carleton King | R | NY-29 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Thaddeus Dulski | D | NY-37 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Sam Ervin | D | NC-SEN | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Burlington Daily Times-News | G |
| William Minshall | R | OH-23 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Edith Green | D | OR-03 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Frank Clark | D | PA-25 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| W.J. Bryan Dorn | D | SC-03 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Tom Gettys | D | SC-05 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| O.C. Fisher | D | TX-21 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Joel Broyhill | R | VA-10 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Julia Butler Hansen | D | WA-03 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Vernon Thomson | R | WI-03 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Glenn Davis | R | WI-09 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
| Marlow Cook | R | KY-SEN | 93rd | 12/27/1974 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | "Kentucky's Governors" | G |
| Howard Metzenbaum | D | OH-SEN | 93rd | 12/23/1974 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Logan Daily News | G |
| Wallace Bennett | R | UT-SEN | 93rd | 12/20/1974 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | New York Times | G |
| Alan Bible | D | NV-SEN | 93rd | 12/17/1974 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Las Vegas Review-Journal | G |
| Bill Mailliard | R | CA-06 | 93rd | 3/5/1974 | Appointed to Nixon administration | New York Times | C |
| James Harvey | R | MI-08 | 93rd | 1/31/1974 | Appointed federal judge | Ballotpedia | C |
| Bill Saxbe | R | OH-SEN | 93rd | 1/3/1974 | Appointed to Nixon administration | American Presidency Project | C |
| William Keating | R | OH-01 | 93rd | 1/3/1974 | Took a job with Cincinnati Enquirer | Toledo Blade | D |
| Gerald Ford | R | MI-05 | 93rd | 12/6/1973 | Appointed vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Elaine Edwards | D | LA-SEN | 92nd | 11/13/1972 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Milwaukee Journal | G |
| Dick Poff | R | VA-06 | 92nd | 8/29/1972 | Appointed to Virginia Supreme Court | Washington Post | C |
| Edwin Edwards | D | LA-07 | 92nd | 5/9/1972 | Elected Louisiana governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Bradford Morse | R | MA-05 | 92nd | 5/1/1972 | Took a job with United Nations | Los Angeles Times | D |
| Charlotte Reid | R | IL-15 | 92nd | 10/7/1971 | Appointed to Nixon administration | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Robert Stafford | R | VT-AL | 92nd | 9/16/1971 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Rogers Morton | R | MD-01 | 92nd | 1/29/1971 | Appointed to Nixon administration | Washington Post | C |
| George Murphy | R | CA-SEN | 91st | 1/2/1971 | Lost reelection bid & left early; unclear why | New York Times | G |
| John Tunney | D | CA-38 | 91st | 1/2/1971 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Williams | R | DE-SEN | 91st | 12/31/1970 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Delaware Historical Society | G |
| William Roth | R | DE-AL | 91st | 12/31/1970 | Appointed U.S. senator | Delaware Historical Society | C |
| Bill Cahill | R | NJ-06 | 91st | 1/19/1970 | Elected New Jersey governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Charles Joelson | D | NJ-08 | 91st | 9/4/1969 | Appointed New Jersey superior court judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Donald Rumsfeld | R | IL-13 | 91st | 5/25/1969 | Appointed to Nixon administration | White House | C |
| James Battin | R | MT-02 | 91st | 2/27/1969 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Ed Reinecke | R | CA-27 | 91st | 1/21/1969 | Appointed California lieutenant governor | Lieutenant Governor Blog | C |
| Melvin Laird | R | WI-07 | 91st | 1/21/1969 | Appointed to Nixon administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Paul Fino | R | NY-24 | 90th | 12/31/1968 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Edward Long | D | MO-SEN | 90th | 12/27/1968 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | Missourinet | G |
| Thruston Morton | R | KY-SEN | 90th | 12/16/1968 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Orlando Sentinel | G |
| John Bell Williams | D | MS-03 | 90th | 1/16/1968 | Elected Mississippi governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Abraham Multer | D | NY-13 | 90th | 12/31/1967 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Ralph Rivers | D | AK-AL | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Winfield Denton | D | IN-08 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Rushville Republican | G |
| Ralph Harvey | R | IN-10 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Leo O'Brien | D | NY-29 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Harold Cooley | D | NC-04 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Robert Secrest | D | OH-15 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Paul Dague | R | PA-09 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| John Kunkel | R | PA-16 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Tom Murray | D | TN-07 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Clark Thompson | D | TX-09 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
| A. Willis Robertson | D | VA-SEN | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | Indianapolis Star | G |
| Robert Griffin | R | MI-09 | 89th | 5/10/1966 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Oren Harris | D | AR-04 | 89th | 2/2/1966 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Lindsay | R | NY-17 | 89th | 12/31/1965 | Elected New York City mayor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Harry Byrd Sr. | D | VA-SEN | 89th | 11/10/1965 | Health reasons | Washington Post | E |
| James Roosevelt | D | CA-26 | 89th | 9/30/1965 | Appointed to Johnson administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Albert Watson | D | SC-02 | 89th | 2/1/1965 | Dem Party ostracized him; resigned to seek seat as Republican | U.S. Congress | F |
| Pierre Salinger | D | CA-SEN | 88th | 12/31/1964 | Lost reelection; resigned early to take film job & give successor seniority | Palm Springs Desert Sun | D & G |
| Hubert Humphrey | D | MN-SEN | 88th | 12/29/1964 | Elected vice president | UPI | C |
| Edward Finnegan | D | IL-09 | 88th | 12/6/1964 | Appointed Cook County judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Joseph Montoya | D | NM-AL | 88th | 11/3/1964 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Ross Bass | D | TN-06 | 88th | 11/3/1964 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Hemphill | D | SC-05 | 88th | 5/1/1964 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Shelley | D | CA-05 | 88th | 1/7/1964 | Elected San Francisco mayor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Homer Thornberry | D | TX-10 | 88th | 12/20/1963 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Cook | D | OH-11 | 87th | 12/13/1962 | Lost reelection bid & left early; unclear why | U.S. Congress | G |
| Frank Smith | D | MS-03 | 87th | 11/14/1962 | Appointed to Tennessee Valley Authority | U.S. House of Representatives | D |
| Hugh Addonizio | D | NJ-11 | 87th | 6/30/1962 | Elected Newark mayor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
| Lester Holtzman | D | NY-06 | 87th | 12/31/1961 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | Jewish Virtual Library | C |
| Frank Ikard | D | TX-13 | 87th | 12/15/1961 | Took a job with American Petroleum Institute | Corsicana Daily Sun | D |
| Paul Kilday | D | TX-20 | 87th | 9/24/1961 | Appointed federal judge | Arlington National Cemetery | C |
| Thaddeus Machrowicz | D | MI-01 | 87th | 9/18/1961 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Stewart Udall | D | AZ-02 | 87th | 1/18/1961 | Appointed to Kennedy administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Lyndon Johnson | D | TX-SEN | 87th | 1/3/1961 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Albert Bosch | R | NY-05 | 86th | 12/31/1960 | Elected Queens County judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| John F. Kennedy | D | MA-SEN | 86th | 12/22/1960 | Elected president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Quentin Burdick | D | ND-AL | 86th | 8/8/1960 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Isidore Dollinger | D | NY-23 | 86th | 12/31/1959 | Elected Bronx district attorney | New York Times | C |
| Henry Latham | R | NY-04 | 85th | 12/31/1958 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Richard Wigglesworth | R | MA-13 | 85th | 11/13/1958 | Appointed to Eisenhower administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Earl Chudoff | D | PA-04 | 85th | 1/5/1958 | Elected Pennsylvania judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Sterling Cole | R | NY-37 | 85th | 12/1/1957 | Took a job with International Atomic Energy Agency | U.S. Congress | D |
| Samuel K. McConnell | R | PA-13 | 85th | 9/1/1957 | Took a job with United Cerebral Palsy Associations | U.S. Congress | D |
| Price Daniel | D | TX-SEN | 85th | 1/14/1957 | Elected Texas governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Arthur Klein | D | NY-19 | 84th | 12/31/1956 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Irwin Davidson | D | NY-20 | 84th | 12/31/1956 | Elected New York judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Strom Thurmond | D | SC-SEN | 84th | 4/4/1956 | Fulfilled a campaign pledge to resign & have a competitive primary | New York Times | F |
| Sidney Fine | D | NY-22 | 84th | 1/2/1956 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Hazel Abel | R | NE-SEN | 83rd | 12/31/1954 | Elected as caretaker; resigned to let successor start early | "Oxford Handbook of Southern Politics" | G |
| Carl Curtis | R | NE-01 | 83rd | 12/31/1954 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Jacob Javits | R | NY-21 | 83rd | 12/31/1954 | Elected New York attorney general | U.S. Congress | C |
| Charles Daniel | D | SC-SEN | 83rd | 12/23/1954 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Smart Politics | G |
| George Bender | R | OH-23 | 83rd | 12/15/1954 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Roman Hruska | R | NE-02 | 83rd | 11/8/1954 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Norris Cotton | R | NH-02 | 83rd | 11/7/1954 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Secrest | D | OH-15 | 83rd | 9/26/1954 | Appointed to Eisenhower administration | Washington Post | C |
| Louis Heller | D | NY-08 | 83rd | 7/21/1954 | Appointed New York judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Clifford Case | R | NJ-06 | 83rd | 8/16/1953 | Took a job with Ford Foundation's Fund for the Republic | New York Times | D |
| Norris Poulson | R | CA-24 | 83rd | 7/11/1953 | Elected Los Angeles mayor | New York Times | C |
| Thomas Stanley | D | VA-05 | 83rd | 2/3/1953 | To focus on his run for governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Richard Nixon | R | CA-SEN | 82nd | 1/1/1953 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Owen Brewster | R | ME-SEN | 82nd | 12/31/1952 | Lost reelection bid & left early; unclear why | U.S. Congress | G |
| Leonard Hall | R | NY-02 | 82nd | 12/31/1952 | Elected Nassau County surrogate | U.S. Congress | C |
| Charles Potter | R | MI-11 | 82nd | 11/4/1952 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Foster Furcolo | D | MA-02 | 82nd | 9/30/1952 | Appointed Massachusetts treasurer | New York Times | C |
| Tom Pickett | D | TX-07 | 82nd | 6/30/1952 | Took a job with National Coal Association | U.S. Congress | D |
| T. Vincent Quinn | D | NY-05 | 82nd | 12/30/1951 | Elected Queens district attorney | U.S. Congress | C |
| Edward Breen | D | OH-03 | 82nd | 10/1/1951 | Ill health | U.S. Congress | E |
| Harry Towe | R | NJ-09 | 82nd | 9/7/1951 | Appointed New Jersey deputy attorney general | New York Times | C |
| Ed Gossett | D | TX-13 | 82nd | 7/31/1951 | Took a job with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | Denton Record-Chronicle | D |
| Thomas Underwood | D | KY-06 | 82nd | 3/17/1951 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Frank Barrett | R | WY-AL | 81st | 12/31/1950 | Elected Wyoming governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Sheridan Downey | D | CA-SEN | 81st | 11/30/1950 | Ill health | U.S. Congress | E |
| Richard Nixon | R | CA-12 | 81st | 11/30/1950 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Eugene Worley | D | TX-18 | 81st | 4/3/1950 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| J. Parnell Thomas | R | NJ-07 | 81st | 1/2/1950 | Convicted of fraud | New York Observer | B |
| Raymond Baldwin | R | CT-SEN | 81st | 12/16/1949 | Appointed Connecticut Supreme Court justice | New York Times | C |
| J. Howard McGrath | D | RI-SEN | 81st | 8/23/1949 | Appointed to Truman administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Wagner | D | NY-SEN | 81st | 6/28/1949 | Health reasons | Encyclopedia Britannica | E |
| Alben Barkley | D | KY-SEN | 81st | 1/19/1949 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Karl Mundt | R | SD-01 | 80th | 12/30/1948 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Vera Bushfield | R | SD-SEN | 80th | 12/26/1948 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
| Noble Johnson | R | IN-06 | 80th | 7/1/1948 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| J. Lindsay Almond | D | VA-06 | 80th | 4/17/1948 | Elected Virginia attorney general | U.S. Congress | C |
| Earle Clements | D | KY-02 | 80th | 1/6/1948 | Elected Kentucky governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Benjamin Rabin | D | NY-24 | 80th | 12/31/1947 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Evan Howell | R | IL-21 | 80th | 10/5/1947 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Leo Rayfiel | D | NY-14 | 80th | 9/13/1947 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Jones | R | OH-04 | 80th | 9/2/1947 | Appointed to Truman administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Ewing Thomason | D | TX-16 | 80th | 7/31/1947 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Thomas D'Alesandro | D | MD-03 | 80th | 5/16/1947 | Elected Baltimore mayor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Hugh Mitchell | D | WA-SEN | 79th | 12/25/1946 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | History Link | G |
| John Sparkman | D | AL-08 | 79th | 11/5/1946 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Henry Dworshak | R | ID-02 | 79th | 11/5/1946 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| A. Willis Robertson | D | VA-07 | 79th | 11/5/1946 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Warren Austin | R | VT-SEN | 79th | 8/2/1946 | Appointed to Truman administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Murphy | D | PA-10 | 79th | 7/17/1946 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Luther Johnson | D | TX-06 | 79th | 7/17/1946 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Thomas Burch | D | VA-05 | 79th | 5/31/1946 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Samuel Weiss | D | PA-33 | 79th | 1/7/1946 | Elected Pennsylvania judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Ramspeck | D | GA-05 | 79th | 12/31/1945 | Took a job with Air Transport Association | U.S. Congress | D |
| Clifton Woodrum | D | VA-06 | 79th | 12/31/1945 | Took a job with American Plant Food Council | U.S. Congress | D |
| Samuel Dickstein | D | NY-19 | 79th | 12/30/1945 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | American Jewish Archives | C |
| Happy Chandler | D | KY-SEN | 79th | 11/1/1945 | Took a job with Major League Baseball | U.S. Congress | D |
| Harold Burton | R | OH-SEN | 79th | 9/30/1945 | Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Congress | C |
| Lane Powers | R | NJ-04 | 79th | 8/30/1945 | Appointed to New Jersey Public Utilities Commission | U.S. Congress | C |
| Clinton Anderson | D | NM-AL | 79th | 6/30/1945 | Appointed to Truman administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Dave Satterfield Jr. | D | VA-03 | 79th | 2/15/1945 | Took a job with Life Insurance Association of America | U.S. Congress | D |
| Harry Truman | D | MO-SEN | 79th | 1/17/1945 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Mon Wallgren | D | WA-SEN | 79th | 1/9/1945 | Elected Washington governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Troutman | R | PA-AL | 78th | 1/2/1945 | Unclear, but sounds like he was elected to PA State Senate | U.S. Congress | C |
| Warren Magnuson | D | WA-01 | 78th | 12/13/1944 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Fogarty | D | RI-02 | 78th | 12/7/1944 | Joined the Navy | U.S. Congress | H |
| Al Gore Sr. | D | TN-04 | 78th | 12/4/1944 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
| Lex Green | D | FL-AL | 78th | 11/25/1944 | Joined the Navy | U.S. Congress | H |
| Homer Bone | D | WA-SEN | 78th | 11/13/1944 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Bob Sikes | D | FL-03 | 78th | 10/19/1944 | Joined the Army | National Military Fish & Wildlife Association | H |
| Winder Harris | D | VA-02 | 78th | 9/15/1944 | Took a job with Shipbuilders' Council of America | Smart Politics | D |
| Will Rogers Jr. | D | CA-16 | 78th | 5/23/1944 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
| Jimmy Domengeaux | D | LA-03 | 78th | 4/15/1944 | Joined the Army | New York Times | H |
| Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | R | MA-SEN | 78th | 2/3/1944 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
| Joseph Gavagan | D | NY-21 | 78th | 12/30/1943 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| James McGranery | D | PA-02 | 78th | 11/17/1943 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Van Zandt | R | PA-23 | 78th | 9/24/1943 | Joined the Navy | U.S. Congress | H |
| Jack Nichols | D | OK-02 | 78th | 7/3/1943 | Took a job with Transcontinental & Western Air | U.S. Congress | D |
| Anton Maciejewski | D | IL-06 | 77th | 12/8/1942 | Retired & left early; unclear why | U.S. Congress | G |
| James Scrugham | D | NV-AL | 77th | 12/7/1942 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Harry Beam | D | IL-04 | 77th | 12/6/1942 | Elected Illinois judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Charles Faddis | D | PA-25 | 77th | 12/4/1942 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
| William Cole Jr. | D | MD-02 | 77th | 10/26/1942 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Vincent Harrington | D | IA-09 | 77th | 9/5/1942 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
| A.D. Baumhart Jr. | R | OH-13 | 77th | 9/2/1942 | Joined the Navy | U.S. Congress | H |
| Arthur Healey | D | MA-08 | 77th | 8/3/1942 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Robert Secrest | D | OH-15 | 77th | 8/3/1942 | Joined the Navy | U.S. Congress | H |
| Charles Leavy | D | WA-05 | 77th | 8/1/1942 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Joseph McArdle | D | PA-33 | 77th | 1/5/1942 | Elected to Pittsburgh City Council | U.S. Congress | C |
| Harold Flannery | D | PA-12 | 77th | 1/3/1942 | Elected Pennsylvania judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Joseph Smith | D | CT-05 | 77th | 11/4/1941 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Wall Doxey | D | MS-02 | 77th | 9/29/1941 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Byrnes | D | SC-SEN | 77th | 7/8/1941 | Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Miller | D | AR-SEN | 77th | 3/31/1941 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Colgate Darden | D | VA-02 | 77th | 3/1/1941 | To focus on his run for governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Walter Bankhead | D | AL-07 | 77th | 2/1/1941 | Retured to his law practice (was always meant as a caretaker) | Encyclopedia of Alabama | D |
| Matthew Neely | D | WV-SEN | 77th | 1/12/1941 | Elected West Virginia governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Thomas Hennings | D | MO-11 | 76th | 12/31/1940 | Elected St. Louis circuit attorney | U.S. Congress | C |
| Mon Wallgren | D | WA-02 | 76th | 12/19/1940 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Lewis Schwellenbach | D | WA-SEN | 76th | 12/16/1940 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Paul Maloney | D | LA-02 | 76th | 12/15/1940 | Became collector of internal revenue for New Orleans district | U.S. Congress | C |
| Marvin Jones | D | TX-18 | 76th | 11/20/1940 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Lindsay Warren | D | NC-01 | 76th | 10/31/1940 | Appointed comptroller general | U.S. Congress | C |
| Clift Chandler | D | TN-09 | 76th | 1/2/1940 | Elected Memphis mayor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Alan Goldsborough | D | MD-01 | 76th | 4/5/1939 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Edward Eicher | D | IA-01 | 75th | 12/2/1938 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Mead | D | NY-42 | 75th | 12/2/1938 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| William McAdoo | D | CA-SEN | 75th | 11/8/1938 | Took a job with American Steamship Lines | Knoxville Focus | D |
| Arthur Jenks | R | NH-01 | 75th | 6/9/1938 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. House of Representatives | I |
| Fred Vinson | D | KY-08 | 75th | 5/12/1938 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Frederick Steiwer | R | OR-SEN | 75th | 1/31/1938 | Returned to his law practice | New York Times | D |
| Harry Moore | D | NJ-SEN | 75th | 1/18/1938 | Elected New Jersey governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Lister Hill | D | AL-02 | 75th | 1/11/1938 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Dixie Bibb Graves | D | AL-SEN | 75th | 1/10/1938 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Encyclopedia of Alabama | G |
| Henry Ellenbogen | D | PA-33 | 75th | 1/3/1938 | Elected Pennsylvania judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Miller | D | AR-02 | 75th | 11/14/1937 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Higgins | D | MA-11 | 75th | 9/30/1937 | Appointed Massachusetts judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Charles Millard | R | NY-25 | 75th | 9/29/1937 | Elected Westchester County surrogate | U.S. Congress | C |
| Hugo Black | D | AL-SEN | 75th | 8/19/1937 | Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Congress | C |
| Frank Kloeb | D | OH-04 | 75th | 8/19/1937 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Prentiss Brown | D | MI-11 | 74th | 11/18/1936 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Guy Gillette | D | IA-09 | 74th | 11/3/1936 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Samuel Hill | D | WA-05 | 74th | 6/25/1936 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Mell Underwood | D | OH-11 | 74th | 4/10/1936 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Brunner | D | NY-02 | 74th | 9/27/1935 | Elected Queens County sheriff | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Arnold | D | IL-23 | 74th | 9/16/1935 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Michael Igoe | D | IL-AL | 74th | 6/2/1935 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| John McDuffie | D | AL-01 | 74th | 3/2/1935 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Francis Condon | D | RI-01 | 74th | 1/10/1935 | Appointed Rhode Island judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Beck | R | PA-02 | 73rd | 9/30/1934 | Frustrated with Congress, could fight the New Deal better in court | Indiana Gazette | F |
| W.A. Ayres | D | KS-05 | 73rd | 8/22/1934 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Frank Oliver | D | NY-23 | 73rd | 6/18/1934 | Appointed New York City magistrate | U.S. Congress | C |
| Ernest Gibson | R | VT-AL | 73rd | 10/19/1933 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Earl Major | D | IL-21 | 73rd | 10/6/1933 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Sam Bratton | D | NM-SEN | 73rd | 6/24/1933 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Heartsill Ragon | D | AR-05 | 73rd | 6/16/1933 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Lewis Douglas | D | AZ-AL | 72nd | 3/4/1933 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Cordell Hull | D | TN-SEN | 72nd | 3/3/1933 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Nance Garner | D | TX-15 | 72nd | 3/3/1933 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Claude Swanson | D | VA-SEN | 72nd | 3/3/1933 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Harry Hawes | D | MO-SEN | 72nd | 2/3/1933 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | G |
| John Tilson | R | CT-03 | 72nd | 12/3/1932 | Went back to "private life" to make money | Associated Press | D |
| Charles Crisp | D | GA-03 | 72nd | 10/7/1932 | Appointed to U.S. Tariff Commission | U.S. Congress | C |
| Frederick Dallinger | R | MA-08 | 72nd | 10/1/1932 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| George Welsh | R | PA-06 | 72nd | 5/31/1932 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Peter Granata | R | IL-08 | 72nd | 4/5/1932 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. Congress | I |
| Russell Leech | R | PA-20 | 72nd | 1/29/1932 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| David Kincheloe | D | KY-02 | 71st | 10/5/1930 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Jeremiah O'Connell | D | RI-03 | 71st | 5/9/1930 | Appointed Rhode Island judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Augustus McCloskey | D | TX-14 | 71st | 2/10/1930 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. Congress | I |
| John Robsion | R | KY-11 | 71st | 1/10/1930 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Fred Sackett | R | KY-SEN | 71st | 1/9/1930 | Appointed to Hoover administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| John Carew | D | NY-18 | 71st | 12/28/1929 | Appointed New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Walter Edge | R | NJ-SEN | 71st | 11/21/1929 | Appointed to Hoover administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Thomas Williams | R | IL-24 | 71st | 11/11/1929 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Walter Newton | R | MN-05 | 71st | 6/30/1929 | Appointed to Hoover administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Charles Curtis | R | KS-SEN | 70th | 3/3/1929 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
| Clarence MacGregor | R | NY-41 | 70th | 12/31/1928 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
| Theodore Burton | R | OH-22 | 70th | 12/15/1928 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
| Coleman du Pont | R | DE-SEN | 70th | 12/9/1928 | Ill health | "The Polluters" | E |
| William Bowling | D | AL-05 | 70th | 8/16/1928 | Appointed Alabama judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Nicholas Sinnott | R | OR-02 | 70th | 5/31/1928 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Green | R | IA-09 | 70th | 3/31/1928 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Hazlett | R | PA-01 | 70th | 10/20/1927 | Hard to find, but probably elected Philadelphia recorder of deeds? | Scranton Republican | C |
| Harry Hawes | D | MO-11 | 69th | 10/15/1926 | To focus on his run for Senate | U.S. Congress | C |
| Smith Brookhart | R | IA-SEN | 69th | 4/12/1926 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. Congress | I |
| John Langley | R | KY-10 | 69th | 1/11/1926 | Convicted of violating Prohibition laws | Lexington Herald-Leader | B |
| George Young | R | ND-02 | 68th | 9/2/1924 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Graham | R | IL-14 | 68th | 6/7/1924 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Fields | D | KY-09 | 68th | 12/11/1923 | Elected Kentucky governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Porter Dale | R | VT-02 | 68th | 8/11/1923 | To focus on his run for Senate | U.S. Congress | C |
| Stanley Webster | R | WA-05 | 68th | 5/8/1923 | Appointed federal judge | Spokane Spokesman-Review | C |
| Horace Towner | R | IA-08 | 68th | 4/1/1923 | Appointed Puerto Rico governor | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Vare | R | PA-01 | 67th | 1/2/1923 | Elected to PA State Senate | Reading Times | C |
| Thomas Harrison | D | VA-07 | 67th | 12/15/1922 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. Congress | I |
| Frank Millspaugh | R | MO-01 | 67th | 12/5/1922 | Appointed state finance commissioner | Jefferson City Post-Tribune | C |
| Truman Newberry | R | MI-SEN | 67th | 11/18/1922 | Faced a vigorous election challenge due to his unethical campaign | U.S. Senate | B |
| Joseph Walsh | R | MA-16 | 67th | 8/2/1922 | Appointed Massachusetts judge | U.S. Congress | C |
| Frank Reavis | R | NE-01 | 67th | 6/3/1922 | Appointed to Harding administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| Alanson Houghton | R | NY-37 | 67th | 2/28/1922 | Appointed to Harding administration | U.S. Congress | C |
| William Kenyon | R | IA-SEN | 67th | 2/24/1922 | Appointed federal judge | University of Iowa | C |
| John Peters | R | ME-03 | 67th | 1/2/1922 | Appointed federal judge | Maine: An Encyclopedia | C |
| Josiah Wolcott | D | DE-SEN | 67th | 7/2/1921 | Appointed Delaware chancellor | U.S. Congress | C |
| Willfred Lufkin | R | MA-06 | 67th | 6/30/1921 | Appointed collector of customs at Port of Boston | U.S. Congress | C |
| James Good | R | IA-05 | 67th | 6/15/1921 | Took a job with a Chicago law firm | New York Times | D |