For the second election in a row, Democrats have put up a candidate with a military background to go against John Kline, a retired Marine colonel from Lakeville who is in his third term in Congress.

U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., issued a statement after his race was called. With 106 or 316 precincts reporting, the Minnesota Secretary of State says he has received 53,888 votes (65 percent ...