Adam Hamilton Beats Roger Marshall, Creating Earthquake in Kansas

Newsweek · Anna Skinner · 2026-11-04 04:18 UTC

Pastor Adam Hamilton defeated a Republican incumbent to become Kansas' first Democratic senator since 1932.

Methodist megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton pulled off a political earthquake in the Kansas' Senate race, defeating Republican incumbent Roger Marshall to give Democrats their first Senate victory in the state for 94 years.

With 93 percent of the vote counted, Hamilton had garnered 53 percent, while Marshall had 44.8 percent.

"This election is a rebuke of unkindness and cruelty in Washington, D.C.," Hamilton told his cheering crowd Tuesday night. “We really did make history ... We’re not flyover country. We’re the heart of the country."

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