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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 20 MIN

Could a Kansas Democrat finally win a U.S. Senate seat after 9 decades of Republicans?

from Up To Date · host KCUR Studios

The GOP has dominated U.S. Senate elections in Kansas since the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. But, Washburn University political scientist Bob Beatty says Democrat Adam Hamilton could make this November’s election against incumbent Republican Roger Marshall unusually competitive.

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