Independent candidate Evans to challenge Thune

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - A former South Dakota teacher who has run unsuccessfully for the U.S. House and Senate says he'll challenge Sen. John Thune as an independent candidate.

Thirty-9-year-old Kurt Evans of Mitchell announced his plans Monday.

South Dakota Democrats have failed to find a candidate to challenge Thune, a popular Republican who is seeking a second term in the Senate.

Evans is the son of late country musician Kyle Evans. He ran unsuccessfully for the House as an independent in 1996. When he ran for the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian in 2002, Evans received less than 1 percent of the votes.

In 2003, a judge issued an order prohibiting Evans from approaching a South Dakota State University basketball player after finding that Evans had stalked the woman.

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