Adam Hamilton flips Kansas Senate seat blue
The gist
Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Kansas pastor, defeated Republican Sen. Roger Marshall with 52.1% of the vote.
It is Kansas's first Democratic Senate win since 1932, in a state Trump won by 16 points.
How it unfolded
- Oct 30, 2026CNN polling showed Hamilton at 49% to 45% for Marshall in Kansas, within the margin of error.
- Nov 3, 2026Polls closed in Kansas at 9 p.m., with Pastor Adam Hamilton facing Republican Roger Marshall.
- Nov 3, 2026Decision Desk HQ projected Hamilton beat Marshall by almost 9 percentage points with 87 percent of votes cast as of 10:48 p.m. EST; CBS News and the AP also projected Hamilton the winner.