Veterans of the Iraq war did not fare well as candidates in two closely watched elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.

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In the midwestern state of Illinois, Democrat Tammy Duckworth lost to Republican Peter Roskam. Duckworth lost both her legs while serving as a military helicopter pilot in Iraq.

Of the nearly one dozen veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who competed in the congressional elections, only one ran as a Republican.

He is Van Taylor of Texas, who lost by a large margin in President Bush's home district to an incumbent Democrat, Chet Edwards.

Taylor is a U.S. Marine who served as a captain in the Iraq war. He is a strong supporter of President Bush and the president's policies on Iraq.

Meanwhile, no victor has been declared in a key race in the northeastern state of Pennsylvania. Iraq war veteran Patrick Murphy is in a dead-heat with the incumbent, Republican Michael Fitzpatrick.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.