Kansas elects first Democratic U.S. senator in nearly a century

WBUR

Published November 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM MST

Kansas voters have elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1932. Adam Hamilton defeated Republican incumbent Roger Marshall in a historic upset.

Here & Now speaks with Jim McLean, a special correspondent for Kansas Public Radio and founder of the Kansas News Service, about the election.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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