Departing Members of the Senate in the 115th Congress

5 Democrats, 9 Republicans

Member	First Year in Office	Date	Reason
Jon Kyl R - Ariz.	1987	Dec. 14, 2018	Appointed to succeed John McCain.
Bill Nelson D - Fla.	1983	Nov. 17, 2018	Defeated for re-election.
Heidi Heitkamp D - N.D.	2013	Nov. 6, 2018	Defeated for re-election.
Dean Heller R - Nev.	2007	Nov. 6, 2018	Defeated for re-election.
Joe Donnelly D - Ind.	2007	Nov. 6, 2018	Defeated for re-election.
Claire McCaskill D - Mo.	2007	Nov. 6, 2018	Defeated for re-election.
John McCain R - Ariz.	1983	Aug. 25, 2018	Died on Aug. 25, 2018.
Thad Cochran R - Miss.	1977	April 1, 2018	Resigned from the Senate effective April 1, 2018.
Orrin G. Hatch R - Utah	1977	Jan. 2, 2018	Announced retirement on Jan. 2, 2018.
Al Franken D - Minn.	2009	Dec. 7, 2017	Resigned effective Jan. 2, 2018.
Jeff Flake R - Ariz.	2001	Oct. 24, 2017	Announced retirement on Oct. 24, 2017.
Bob Corker R - Tenn.	2007	Sept. 26, 2017	Announced retirement on September 26, 2017.
Luther Strange R - Ala.	2017	Sept. 26, 2017	Lost special primary election to Roy Moore.
Jeff Sessions R - Ala.	1997	Feb. 8, 2017	Resigned on Feb. 8, 2017 to become Attorney General.