Here Are All the Veterans Elected to Congress in the Midterms

With the 116th Congress set to come to Washington D.C. next year, 77 veterans will be with them to take their place in the legislative branch.

According to theMilitary Times, there was a total of 173 veterans who made it past the primaries and appeared on ballots across the country in this year’s midterms.

There’s even a mix of Congressmen and Senators who are still serving in the reserves. The Hill further reportedwith four female veterans winning in the midterms, it will bring the total number of female veterans to six, a record number.

The total number is subject to change since some of the races are still too close to call.

Here are the veterans who ran as Republicans and were re-elected or elected for the first time and which branch they had served in:

1. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) Branch: Army
2. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ariz.) Branch: Army
3. Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ariz.) Branch: Army National Guard
4. Rep. Paul Cook (R-Calif.) Branch: Marine Corps
5. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) Branch: Marine Corps
6. Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) Branch: Army
7. Rep.-elect Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) Branch: Army
8. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) Branch: Air Force National Guard
9. Rep.-elect Greg Steube (R-Fla.) Branch: Army
10. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) Branch: Army
11. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) Branch: Still serving in the Air Force Reserve
12. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) Branch: Air Force
13. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) Branch: Marine Corps
14. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) Branch: Army
15. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) Branch: Air Force
16. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) Branch: Still serving in the Navy Reserve
17. Rep.-elect Jim Baird (R-Ind.) Branch: Army
18. Rep.-elect Greg Pence (R-Ind.) Branch: Marine Corps
19. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) Branch: Navy Reserve
20. Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Branch: Army Reserve
21. Rep.-elect Steve Watkins (R-Kan.) Branch: Army
22. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) Branch: Army
23. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) Branch: Army National Guard
24. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) Branch: Army
25. Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) Branch: Coast Guard and Army National Guard
26. Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) Branch: Navy Reserve
27. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) Branch: Marine Corps
28. Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) Branch: Army National Guard
29. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) Branch: Marine Corps Reserve, currently serving in the Army National Guard
30. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Branch: Air Force
31. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) Branch Air Force
32. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) Branch: Army
33. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) Branch: Army and still serving in the Army Reserve
34. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) Branch: Army National Guard
35. Rep.-elect Max Rose (N.Y.) Branch: Army
36. Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) Branch: Army
37. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) Branch: Still serving in the Army Reserve
38. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) Branch: Air Force
39. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) Branch: Army
40. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) Branch: Army National Guard
41. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) Branch: Army National Guard
42. Rep.-elect Guy Reschenthaler (R-Penn.) Branch: Navy Reserve
43. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) Branch: Army
44. Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) Branch: Army
45. Rep.-elect Mark Green (R-Tenn.) Branch: Army
46. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) Branch: Army
47. Rep.-elect Daniel Crenshaw (R-Texas) Branch: Navy
48. Rep.-elect Van Taylor (R-Texas) Branch: Marine Corps
49. Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) Branch: Army
50. Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) Branch: Navy
51. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) Branch: Air Force
52. Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) Branch: Air Force
53. Rep.-elect Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) Branch: Air Force
54. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) Branch: Marine Corps
55. Rep.-elect William Timmons (R-S.C.) Branch: Still serving in the Army National Guard

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Here are the veterans who ran as Democrats and were re-elected or elected for the first time and which branch they had served in:

1. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) Branch: Marine Corps
2. Rep. Mike Thompson(D-Calif.) Branch: Army
3. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) Branch: Navy Reserve
4. Rep.-elect Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) Branch: Marine Corps Reserve
5. Rep. Ted Lieu(D-Calif.) Branch: Still serving in the Air Force Reserve
6. Rep.-elect Jason Crow (D-Colo.) Branch: Army
7. Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) Branch: Navy Reserve
8. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.) Branch: Army
9. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) Branch: Still serving in the Army National Guard
10. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) Branch: Army
11. Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) Branch: Still serving in the Army Reserve
12. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) Branch: Marine Corps
13. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) Branch: Army
14. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) Branch: Army
15. Rep.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) Branch: Navy
16. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) Branch: Army
17. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-S.C.) Branch: Army
18. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) Branch: Air Force
19. Rep.-elect Chrissy Houlahan(D-Penn.) Branch: Air Force
20. Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Penn.) Branch: Marine Corps
21. Rep.-elect Elaine Luria (D-Va.) Branch: Navy
22. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) Branch: Army