Kansas Senate Race

2026 Election • Class 2
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Adam Hamilton 76,970 34.8%
Christy Davis 31,366 14.2%
Noah Taylor 29,899 13.5%
Anne Parelkar 3,352 8.0%
Damon Anderson

Republican Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Roger Marshall 267,887 79.8%
Pond Naramore 67,780 20.2%

Full calendar and every race: Kansas primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
Roger Marshall
Party
Republican
Open Seat
No
Current Rating
Toss-up our polls experts: Safe R
Polls
2 polls

PollingSource Rating

Toss-up
Our polling average R+1.0 · 2 polls

General Election Polling Trend

PollingSource average — trailing average of all polls from the last 30 days.

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Expert Ratings

Cook Political Report

Solid R

Inside Elections

Solid R

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Safe R

Candidates

Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $4,009,075
Cash on Hand: $5,388,078
Adam Hamilton

Adam Hamilton Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $4,169,078
Cash on Hand: $1,730,621

General Election Polling Average

Democrat
45.0%
Republican
46.0%
Margin
R+1.0
Last Poll
Aug 8, 2026

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more — subscribe for the full history. How accurate is each pollster? →

PollsterDateSampleMoEDemRep
OSZ 2026-08-08 Adam Hamilton 45.00% Roger Marshall 46.00%
Public Policy Polling (D) partisan·D ±2.0 D-sponsored 2026-08-08 569 LV Adam Hamilton 45.00% Roger Marshall 46.00%

Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 Kansas Senate race?

Roger Marshall leads Adam Hamilton 46% to 45% in the PollingSource polling average — a R+1.0 margin based on 2 polls from the last 30 days.

Is the 2026 Kansas Senate race competitive?

Yes — the PollingSource polling average rates this race a Toss-up, the most competitive category.

What does the latest poll of the 2026 Kansas Senate race say?

The most recent public poll, from OSZ (completed August 8, 2026), found Adam Hamilton (D) at 45% and Roger Marshall (R) at 46%.

When is the 2026 Kansas Senate race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

First-term Class II incumbent (Moran holds the other seat, up 2028)

Independent Expenditures Updated 1 hour ago

$3,060,400
Total IE Spending
$2,459,001
Support
$601,399
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