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Party: RepublicanMilitary Experience: 26 years in the Air Force and ReservesRank: Colonel (current)Overseas experience: Served in Iraq in April and August of 2007Previous offices: Four years in the U.S. Senate, Eight years in the U.S. HouseWebsite:www.lindseygraham.comOpponent: Bob ConleyParty: DemocraticMilitary background: nonePrevious offices: noneWebsite:aimhighwithbob.comWhat local papers are saying:Graham promises to finish termConley opposed bailout planLatest poll numbersSurvey USA Poll, Sept. 22: Graham 54%, Conley 40%Race profile: Graham, a member of both the Senate Armed Services Committee and Veterans Affairs Committee; took a leave of absence from Congress when he was called to active duty for his military legal work in Iraq. Conley, a former Republican, broke from the party in part because of the Iraq war.

Other Military Candidates:Mike Coffman (R)CO 6th

Allen West (R)FL 22nd

Jill Morgenthaler(D)IL 6thCharlie Summers (R)ME 1stNathan Bech (R)MA 1stSteve Sarvi (D)MN 2ndAshwin Madia (D)MN 3rdVince Micco (R)NJ 9thLee Zeldin (R)NY 1stKieran Michael Lalor (R)NY 19thWill Breazeale (R)NC 7thDuane Sand (R)ND at largeSteve Stivers (R)OH 15thJohn Boccieri (D)OH 16thRep. Patrick Murphy (D)PA 8thBill Russell (R)PA 22ndRob Miller (D)SC 2ndThomas Hermann (Prog)VTDuncan D. Hunter (R)CA 52ndMike Lumpkin (D)CA 52ndRick Noriega (D)TX (U.S. Senate)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)SC (U.S. Senate)

Courtesy of lindseygraham.comLindsey Graham is running on the Republican ticket in North Carolina's Senate race.

This year 20 war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are running for Congress. Stripes.com will be highlighting those races daily – the candidates, their opponents and what local newspapers are saying – leading up to Nov. 4. Check back on election night for the latest updates.

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