2014Final results
2014 election for Minnesota's 2nd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
John Kline (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Mike Obermueller (D) by 17.2 points.
John KlineRepublican · winner
56.0%137,778
Mike ObermuellerDemocrat
38.9%95,565
Paula M. OverbyIndependent
5.0%12,319
245,848 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mike ObermuellerJohn Kline
$933.6K
Raised by the campaign
$2.8M
$933.3K
Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
$12.3K
Cash on hand
$115.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014