More than one-third of all congressional races on the ballot this November will feature a veteran, and several could help decide which party wins control of the House and Senate next year.
The 196 veterans who have won major-party primaries represent the largest group of candidates with military experience in a decade. It includes 130 non-incumbents trying to increase the total number of veterans in Congress next year.
The field also features:
- 17 women veterans running for office;
- 58 veterans who enlisted after Jan. 1, 2000;
- 95 veterans with a combat deployment;
- 90 veterans who served in the Army (the most from any service);
- 18 races featuring two veterans against each other;
- 43 states with at least one veteran on the ballot for national office.
You can track how the veterans fare in the elections here.
