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

The Associated Press projects that Democratic Rep. Jared Golden will win re-election in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, a red-leaning district in an overall blue state, by defeating Republican challenger Austin Theriault.

He faced Republican Theriault, a former NASCAR driver, who's a first-term state lawmaker who aimed to flip the seat from blue to red.

Golden, a Marine veteran who served combat tours in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraqi, is a moderate Democrat who is often at...