Moderate Democrat and Marine veteran wins re-election in Trump leaning congressional district

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The Associated Press projects that Democratic Rep. Jared Golden volition triumph re-election successful Maine's 2nd Congressional District, a red-leaning territory successful an wide bluish state, by defeating Republican challenger Austin Theriault.

He faced Republican Theriault, a erstwhile NASCAR driver, who's a first-term authorities lawmaker who aimed to flip the spot from bluish to red.

Golden, a Marine seasoned who served combat tours successful the wars successful Afghanistan and Iraqi, is simply a mean Democrat who is often astatine likelihood with his enactment and with President Biden's administration.

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Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, speaks astatine a quality league successful Augusta, Me. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The congressman made headlines earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile helium said helium "didn't know" whether helium would ballot for Biden's re-election and was 1 of the archetypal Democrats successful Congress to question the 81-year-old president's intelligence and carnal abilities to grip different 4 years successful the White House.

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Golden, who was archetypal elected to Congress successful 2018, has present won 4 consecutive elections successful the plaything district.

Austin Theriault appears astatine the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup bid race, successful Richmond, Va., successful 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Maine and Nebraska are the lone 2 states successful the federation to allocate their electoral votes successful statesmanlike elections by legislature district. And portion Maine is reliably bluish successful White House races, erstwhile President Trump carried Maine's 2nd territory successful some 2016 and 2020.

The mostly agrarian district, which comprises astir 80% of Maine's full onshore area, is the largest legislature territory eastbound of the Mississippi River.

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Paul Steinhauser is simply a authorities newsman based successful New Hampshire.

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