John Kline
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 6, 1947
- Current age
- 78
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1998–2014
7-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kline1.6M
Opponents1.3M
9
Elections run
Between 1998 and 2014, John Kline ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 2. Kline's biggest single-election total was 220,924 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 2. Kline's closest win came in the 2012 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 2, decided by 29,249 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 2, every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 6, or all 2014 U.S. House races.
How many votes has John Kline received?
John Kline has received 1,563,948 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 137,77856.04% | Mike Obermueller (head-to-head) Paula Oberby |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 193,58754.01% | Mike Obermueller (head-to-head) |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 181,34163.31% | Shelley Madore |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 220,92457.29% | Steve Sarvi |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 163,26956.2% | Coleen Rowley Douglas Williams (head-to-head) |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 206,31356.38% | Teresa Daly Douglas Williams (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 152,97053.33% | William P. Luther (head-to-head) Samuel D. Garst |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Lost | 170,90048.03% | William P. Luther (head-to-head) Ralph A. Hubbard |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Lost | 136,86645.97% | William P. Luther (head-to-head) Eric M. Johnson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000363) and Wikidata (Q465843). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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