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Retirements and resignations to impact midterms as balance of power at stake
A wave of retirements and campaign changes opens key seats nationwide, with senior lawmakers stepping down and strategic moves reshaping the 2026 midterm political landscape.
- A wave of congressional retirements, resignations and career revivals is opening seats nationwide, reshaping races and potentially affecting which party controls the U.S. Congress in the 2026 midterms.
- Scandals and internecine fights drove several exits from office, while some candidates suspended campaigns to avoid primaries occupying the `first half of next year`, party campaign strategists said.
- Minnesota and North Carolina saw immediate shifts when Tim Walz ended his reelection bid and Thom Tillis's withdrawal opened a path for Roy Cooper against Trump-endorsed Michael Whatley.
- With top leaders stepping aside, parties face tougher math to defend their majorities as Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Steny Hoyer and Jerrod Nadler retire, and President Donald Trump withdrew Elise Stefanik's ambassador nomination.
- Two central partisan figures departing has produced atypical matchups in key states, as Tim Walz, former Minnesota governor, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, former U.S. representative, leave pivotal openings.
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Retirements and resignations to impact midterms as balance of power at stake
(The Center Square) – Over the past several months, politicians once regarded as central to their party have bowed out of reelection campaigns or resigned from their positions altogether.
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