Clamorous crowd dominates first Kansas U.S. Senate debate between Marshall, Hamilton

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 12, 2026

Words: 779

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan politics.

The two major party candidates running for U.S. Senate appeared in their first post-primary debate together in front of hundreds of people who filled the bleachers at the Kansas State Fair.

The scales of attendance at times tilted in …

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