Kansas Senate Race Tightens as Marshall Faces Hamilton

Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall’s reelection contest against Democrat Adam Hamilton has tightened into a major battleground, with several late polls showing Hamilton ahead by a few points despite the state’s strong Republican lean. The race has drawn record campaign spending and substantial outside support, including a reported $14 million shift by a Republican Senate group to bolster Marshall. Marshall has faced scrutiny over lawsuits he filed against former patients to collect medical debts, an issue that has become a campaign flashpoint, and backlash over his accusation that Hamilton was grooming children; Hamilton’s campaign rejected the charge as a smear. President Trump has campaigned for Marshall and attacked Hamilton, while favorable impressions of Hamilton and his moderate, faith-centered appeal may be helping the challenger.