While the nature of his departure from the House is unique this year (so far), that he won’t be returning is not. In fact, according to Washington Post analysis of the House’s Class of 2016, nearly 16 percent of those who won on Nov. 8, 2016, won’t be in Congress next January. Most of those who are leaving Congress are, unlike Pittenger, leaving of their own volition. On average, Republicans who won in 2016 and won’t be in the House in 2019 had served 13 years. That more of those seats were won by Republicans in 2016 is good news for Democrats.

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2018 16:33 UTC