# Kansas Senate race 2026

Sen. Roger Marshall (R) faces pastor Adam Hamilton (D) in a race Cook now calls a toss-up.

- Office: U.S. Senate
- Rating: Toss-up (Cook Political Report, Oct 20, 2026)
- Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
- Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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## Who is running

- Roger Marshall (Republican): incumbent
- Adam Hamilton (Democrat): challenger

## The facts

- Cook moved Kansas from Lean Republican to Toss Up on a Tuesday four weeks before Election Day. (Mediaite)
- Marshall won in 2020 with 53.2%. Hamilton leads the Church of the Resurrection and won his primary with 35% of the vote. (Wikipedia)
- Cook's Jessica Taylor wrote that President Trump is a drag on Republicans across the board because of rising fuel prices and the high cost of living. (Mediaite, quoting Cook)

## Why this race matters to conservatives (opinion)

A toss-up in Kansas shows how wide the map has grown for Republicans.

This section is the opinion of RightNewsRightNow. The rest of the page is reporting.

## Where these facts come from

- [Cook Political Report](https://www.270towin.com/2026-senate-election/cook-political-report-2026-senate): current rating, as of Oct 20, 2026
- [Wikipedia (election pages, with their cited sources)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections): candidate and race facts