Marshall, Hamilton Clash in 8 p.m. Kansas Debate as Polls Show 1932 Senate Streak at Risk
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 21
Marshall, Hamilton Clash in 8 p.m. Kansas Debate as Polls Show 1932 Senate Streak at Risk
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 21
Summary
Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton meet Wednesday night in Kansas City for an 8 p.m. Eastern debate that could become the campaign’s most-watched moment in a deadlocked Kansas Senate race.
Polls show the contest neck and neck in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932, turning an overlooked race into a top midterm battleground.
Marshall has been squeezed by backlash to Trump-era tariffs and the Iran war, which pushed diesel and fertilizer costs higher in the farm-heavy state and gave Hamilton an opening with frustrated rural voters.
Hamilton, a former Republican and pastor of the 24,000-member Church of the Resurrection, has tried to keep distance from national Democrats while casting Marshall as tied to unpopular White House policies.
Outside money has surged as the race tightened, with national Republicans promising $14 million to defend the seat and Senate Democrats’ top super PAC planning $5 million in spending.