PoliticsPublished Oct 20, 2026, 12:26 PM ETUpdated Oct 20, 2026, 12:31 PM ET5 outlets

Kansas Senate race draws attention as Democrat Adam Hamilton seeks first party win since 1932

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Image from The Guardian US's coverage: In ruby-red Kansas, Trump contemplates the possibility of a Democratic win in the state

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Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, is the Democratic candidate in a Kansas U.S. Senate race that is being described as too close to call, with his party trying to win the state's first Senate seat since 1932, 94 years ago. The contest is for one of Kansas's two Senate seats. It comes two years after Donald Trump carried the state by 16 points, and Republicans are working to hold their dominance. The last Democratic Senate win came during the Great Depression, when wheat prices had collapsed and drought was creating the Dust Bowl. Hamilton has also drawn scrutiny for saying the Virgin Birth is an optional belief for Christians.

The independent outlet opens with history and asks whether disillusioned voters could end the long Democratic drought. The left-leaning outlet likewise stresses the 94-year gap and the tight race, and says Republicans are scrambling. The right-leaning outlet skips the polling and history and focuses on Hamilton's theology, labeling him a woke pastor. All three agree he is a Democratic Senate candidate in Kansas.

How the sides differ Left sources stress a too-close-to-call race against Republican dominance; alternative sources frame voter disillusionment and history; right sources focus on Hamilton's remarks about the Virgin Birth.

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Left · 2 sources The Guardian USIn ruby-red Kansas, Trump contemplates the possibility of a Democratic win in the state

NBC NewsTrump uses antisemitic slur in defending Sen. Marshall

The Guardian US leads with the close race and the 94-year Democratic drought, setting Hamilton's chances against Trump's 16-point Kansas win and Republican efforts to keep control.

Alternative · 2 sources ReutersCould disillusioned Kansas voters send their first Democrat to the US Senate in 94 years?

The HillKansas Democrat 'glad' Trump is campaigning for Marshall

Reuters opens with a historical comparison to the Great Depression era and asks whether disillusioned voters could send the state's first Democrat to the Senate in 94 years.

Right BreitbartKansas Democrat Adam Hamilton Says Christians Do Not Have to Believe Jesus's Mother Was a Virgin

Breitbart focuses on Hamilton's religious remarks, saying he called the Virgin Birth optional for Christians, and describes him as a woke Methodist pastor.