Democrat Adam Hamilton Threatens Kansas Senate Upset After 94-Year GOP Lock

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 20

Kansas’s Senate race is now too close to call, with some recent polls putting Democrat Adam Hamilton on track to end a 94-year drought for his party in the state’s Senate delegation.
Hamilton has built his challenge around voter frustration with rising costs and political division, while casting Republican incumbent Roger Marshall as too aligned with the White House and inattentive to Kansans.
Marshall’s vulnerabilities have helped fuel the race, including scrutiny over his past lawsuits against hundreds of patients for unpaid bills and Hamilton’s attack that he has not held an open town hall in about 600 days.
Topeka voters at recent forums said housing costs, jobs, water access, abortion rights and a less combative political tone are shaping their choices, with independents and younger voters appearing open to crossing party lines.
The contest has drawn unusual national attention because Trump carried Kansas by 16 points just two years ago, making any Hamilton win a striking breach in long-standing Republican dominance.