Election analyst: Candidate quality key to Roger Marshall’s slide, Adam Hamilton’s rise in Kansas

Kansas Republican Roger Marshall is at risk of losing his U.S. Senate seat as Democrats advance on GOP territory in congressional races across the country.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 705

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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TOPEKA — A pair of Washington political analysts traveled to the Lawrence building honoring the legacy of Republican Robert Dole — undefeated in nine consecutive campaigns for Congress — to explain the stunning reality of Kansas joining the list of states with competitive U.S. Senate races.

Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections, and Kirk Bado, editor of The Hotline published by National Journal, told a crowd Wednesday at the Dole Institute of Politics that …

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