Left Photo: Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) at the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 5, 2026. (Allison Robbert/The New York Times) Right Photo: Adam Hamilton, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Kansas, at his campaign headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Sept. 13, 2026. (Christopher Smith/The New York Times)
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Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas on Tuesday, flipping a Senate seat that Democrats had not won since 1932, according to an NBC News projection.
Hamilton, a megachurch pastor who campaigned as a moderate, had 52.1% of the vote, or 541,771 votes, when NBC News projected him the winner.
Marshall, who was seeking a second term, had 44.9%, or 466,980 votes. Independent candidate David Graham had 3%, or 30,696 votes.
The victory represents a major Democratic breakthrough in a state that has reliably elected Republicans to the Senate for more than nine decades.
Marshall previously served in the U.S. House before winning election to the Senate in 2020.
Hamilton’s victory also gave Democrats another Republican-held seat as they fought for control of the Senate on election night.
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