Incumbent Roger Marshall (R), Adam Hamilton (D), and David Graham (L) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Kansas on Nov. 3.
This U.S. Senate race is among several that will help determine which party controls the chamber. Heading into the election, Republicans have a 53-45 majority. AP's John Hanna writes, "Republican-leaning Kansas has a sizable bloc of moderate voters, protects abortion rights and regularly elects Democratic governors. But Democrats haven’t come within 10 points of winning a Senate race in more than 50 years, and they haven’t won one since 1932."
According to The Cook Political Report, which rates the election a Toss-up, three factors make the race competitive this year: "[A] stronger-than-expected Democratic challenger who has a moderate message and credentials; an incumbent who was slow to wake up to the real threat both his opponent and the environment pose; and erosion in Trump’s support on the ground rooted in the agriculture economy’s struggles over high fuel and fertilizer prices and distrust over beef imports."
