TOPEKA (KSNT) – A majority of Kansas voters have selected pastor Adam Hamilton (D) to replace incumbent Senator Roger Marshall (R) in Washington D.C., according to reporting from NewsNation.
Kansans voted in favor of Hamilton to serve as the next U.S. senator for the Sunflower State during the 2026 general election, according to reporting from NewsNation. His opponents included Marshall, who was the Republican Party candidate, alongside Libertarian Party candidate David Graham (L). Hamilton is set to replace Marshall in Congress to serve as one of two U.S. senators for Kansas, serving alongside U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R).
- Hamilton – 531,782/52.6%
- Marshall – 450,673/44.5%
- Graham – 29,589/2.9%
Hamilton emerged as the chosen candidate for the Democrat Party’s bid for the 2026 general election after claiming victory in the August primary election. He is the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in almost a century.
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