One term senators.

[Tekken_Guy]

What U.S. Senators only served one term in office and never sought a second? I can think of a few: Jeff Flake, Mike Johanns, and Jim Webb. Obama served a half term before becoming President. And Dan Coats in his comeback.

[Astatine]

Mark Dayton did not seek reelection (serving 2001-2007) as Senator for Minnesota, I suppose due to harsh criticism on his tenure in the Chamber.
Mel Martinez was Senator for FL from 2005 until 2009, when he resigned early and never sought public office again.
John Edwards did not seek reelection in 2004 after having served one term as Senator for NC due to being the Vice Presidential nominee.

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

John Moses died two months into his first Senate term in North Dakota (1945).

Paul Tsongas chose not to run for a second term in 1984 after falling ill, and when he (partially) recovered, he took the Obama route of seeking the presidential nomination instead.

[Orser67]

Obama's predecessor, Peter Fitzgerald, served a single term and didn't seek reelection.

[brucejoel99]

What U.S. Senators only served one term in office and never sought a second? I can think of a few: Jeff Flake, Mike Johanns, and Jim Webb. Obama served a half term before becoming President. And Dan Coats in his comeback.

Jeff Flake did seek a 2nd, he just withdrew when he knew he had no chance.

[Roll Roons]

What U.S. Senators only served one term in office and never sought a second? I can think of a few: Jeff Flake, Mike Johanns, and Jim Webb. Obama served a half term before becoming President. And Dan Coats in his comeback.

Jeff Flake did seek a 2nd, he just withdrew when he knew he had no chance.

Flake's a good guy, but for whatever reason he was really unpopular even before Trump. Even if he had miraculously survived the primary, he would have definitely lost to Sinema in the general.

[Storr]

California: S.I. Hayakawa decided not the run for reelection in 1982 after being behind in early polls.

Colorado: Hank Brown, Tim Worth, and Ken Salazar only served one term each and retired (except Salazar who resigned to become Obama's Secretary of Interior).

Florida: Edward J. Gurney retired and resigned a few weeks before the end of his first term in Dec. 1974.

[Calthrina950]

Colorado has had two one-term Senators in the past 30 years (not counting Ken Salazar). Democrat Tim Wirth narrowly won in 1986 to succeed Gary Hart and did not run for reelection in 1992. He was succeeded by Democrat turned Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Republican Hank Brown won handily in 1990 to succeed William Armstrong, and he did not run for reelection in 1996. He was succeeded by another Republican, Wayne Allard.

EDIT: I see that Storr beat me in this regard. Well, my post stands.

[Storr]

Colorado has had two one-term Senators in the past 30 years (not counting Ken Salazar). Democrat Tim Wirth narrowly won in 1986 to succeed Gary Hart and did not run for reelection in 1992. He was succeeded by Democrat turned Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Republican Hank Brown won handily in 1990 to succeed William Armstrong, and he did not run for reelection in 1996. He was succeeded by another Republican, Wayne Allard.

EDIT: I see that Storr beat me in this regard. Well, my post stands.

You have more detail, I'm just being lazy and using Wikipedia.

edit: I found an interesting one: When Hawaii became a state in 1959, both Senate seats held elections. But, the class 3 seat was running for only a 3 year term since all of those seats would be up in 1962. Oren E. Long won the class 3 race then decided to retire instead of running for reelection in 1962.

[Calthrina950]

Colorado has had two one-term Senators in the past 30 years (not counting Ken Salazar). Democrat Tim Wirth narrowly won in 1986 to succeed Gary Hart and did not run for reelection in 1992. He was succeeded by Democrat turned Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Republican Hank Brown won handily in 1990 to succeed William Armstrong, and he did not run for reelection in 1996. He was succeeded by another Republican, Wayne Allard.

EDIT: I see that Storr beat me in this regard. Well, my post stands.

You have more detail, I'm just being lazy and using Wikipedia.

That's fine. I was typing up my post just as you were making revisions to yours.

[Storr]

Colorado has had two one-term Senators in the past 30 years (not counting Ken Salazar). Democrat Tim Wirth narrowly won in 1986 to succeed Gary Hart and did not run for reelection in 1992. He was succeeded by Democrat turned Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Republican Hank Brown won handily in 1990 to succeed William Armstrong, and he did not run for reelection in 1996. He was succeeded by another Republican, Wayne Allard.

EDIT: I see that Storr beat me in this regard. Well, my post stands.

You have more detail, I'm just being lazy and using Wikipedia.

edit: I found an interesting one: When Hawaii became a state in 1959, both Senate seats held elections. But, the class 3 seat was running for only a 3 year term since all of those seats would be up in 1962. Oren E. Long won the class 3 race then decided to retire instead of running for reelection in 1962.

I'm ignoring those who were appointed to fill a term but didn't run for a full one, won an election to finish a non full term but didn't run for reelection, pre-17th Amendment terms, or died in office during a first term (except for Long and RFK since they were assassinated).

Dick Kempthorne decided to retire and run for Governor of Idaho after one term in the Senate in 1998.

Illinois: William H. Dieterich retired after one term from 1933-39.

Indiana: Raymond E. Willis retired after one term from 1941-47.

Iowa: Thomas Martin retired after one term from 1955-61.

         Harold Hughes retired after one term from 1969-75.

Louisiana: (Can't believe I didn't think of this one earlier) Huey Long was assassinated during his first term in the Senate in 1935.

Maryland: Phillips Goldsborough retired to run for Governor in 1934.

               Herbert O'Conor retired in 1952.

Massachusetts:  Frederick Gillet retired after one term from 1925-31.

                        Marcus Coolidge retired after one term from 1931-37.

                        Paul Tsongas retired after one term (and resigned early to John Kerry, his already
                        elected successor seniority) from 1979-85.

New Hampshire: Henry Hollis retired after one term from 1913-19.

New Jersey: A. Harry Moore resigned during his first term to become Governor 1935-38.

                  Albert Hawkes retired after one term from 1943-49.

                  Robert Hendrickson retired after one term from 1949-55.

                  Robert Torricelli retired after one term from 1997-03.

                  Jon Corzine resigned during his first term which lasted from 2001-06.

New York: Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated during his first term which lasted from 1965-68.

I'll stop at my home state, North Carolina: (I'm not sure if it counts, but he had already chosen not to run for reelection and died of non-natural causes, so I'll add it)

John Porter East had already announced he was not running for reelection in 1986 after his first term in the Senate. Based on known evidence he committed suicide sometime between June 27 (when he was last seen, by his daughter) and June 29, 1986 (when he was found dead by an aide) by carbon monoxide inhalation from his automobile in his garage. There is still mystery as to why he decided to kill himself, but a plausible explanation is that it had something to do with being a paraplegic since 1955 after contracting polio while in the Marine Corps. 


                 

[Roll Roons]

Another that hasn't come up is Zell Miller. Got appointed in 2000, won a special to the rest of the term that year, didn't seek reelection in 2004 and was succeeded by Isakson.

[Non Swing Voter]

Lots of Republicans from the Southwest lately:

Flake
Heller
Gardner (soon)
McSally (soon)

[😥]

Since 1931:

Ohio:
1. A. Victor Donahey (D) served 1935-1941, retired, succeeded by Harold H. Burton (R)
2. Harold H. Burton (R) served 1941-1945, appointed to SCOTUS, replaced by James Huffman (D), who did not seek election for a full term
3. Kingsley Taft (R), served 1946-1947, elected to finish Burton's term, then retired, succeeded by John Bricker (R)
4. William Saxbe (R), served 1969-1974, resigned to become U.S. Attorney General

Oklahoma:
1. Edward Moore (R) served 1943-1949, retired, succeeded by Robert Kerr (D)
2. Dewey Bartlett (R) served 1973-1979, retited, succeeded by David Boren (D)

Oregon:
1. Alexander Barry (R), served 1938-1939, retired, succeeded by Rufus Holman (R)
2. Richard Neuberger (D), served 1955-1960, died, replaced by Hall Lusk (D), who did not seek election for a full term
3. Maurine Brown Neuberger (D), served 1960-1967, won election to finish her husband's term and reelected once, then retired, succeeded by Mark Hatfield (R)

Rhode Island:
J. Howard McGrath (D), served 1947-1949, resigned to become U.S. Attorney General, replaced by Edward Leahy (D), who did not seek election for a full term

South Dakota:
1. Harlan Bushfield (R), served 1943-1948, died, replaced by Vera Bushfield (R), who did not seek election for a full term
2. James Abourezk (D), served 1973-1979, retired, succeeded by Larry Pressler (R)

Texas:
Price Daniel (D), served 1953-1957, replaced by William Blakley (D), who did not seek election for a full term

Virginia:
1. William Scott (R), served 1973-1979, retired, succeeded by John Warner (R)
2. Paul Trible (R), served 1983-1989, retired, succeeded by Chuck Robb (D)
3. Jim Webb (D), served 2007-2013, retired, succeeded by Tim Kaine (D)

Washington:
1. Lewis Schwellenbach (D), served 1935-1940, resigned, succeeded by Monrad Wallgren (D)
2. Monrad Wallgren (D), served 1940-1945, resigned, replaced by Hugh Mitchell (D)
3. Daniel Evans (R), served 1983-1989, retired, succeeded by Slade Gorton (R)
4. Brock Admas (D), served 1987-1993, retired, succeeded by Patty Murray (D)

Wyoming:
1. Lester Hunt (D), served 1949-1954, died, replaced by Edward Crippa (R), who did not seek election for a full term
2. Milward Hinson (R), served 1962-1967, retired, succeeded by Clifford Hansen (R)

[Flyersfan232]

What U.S. Senators only served one term in office and never sought a second? I can think of a few: Jeff Flake, Mike Johanns, and Jim Webb. Obama served a half term before becoming President. And Dan Coats in his comeback.

didnt flake dropped out of a second term campagin?