Kansas Senate debate: Marshall and Hamilton clash in tight race

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic challenger Rev. Adam Hamilton clashed in a combative televised debate Wednesday, trading personal attacks and policy disputes in a Kansas Senate race polling as a dead heat. Marshall framed Hamilton as a pawn of national Democrats, while Hamilton criticized Marshall's loyalty to President Trump and his administration's policies on tariffs, Iran, and the economy. Moderator John Holt pressed both on healthcare, immigration, and AI regulation. The debate followed a Trump rally for Marshall and came less than two weeks before Election Day, with early voting underway. Forecasters call the race a toss-up, though Kansas hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century.