Kansas elects first Democratic senator in almost a century

Adam Hamilton defeated incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas, according to Associated Press projections, becoming the first Democrat elected to the state’s Senate seat since 1932. The closely contested race could affect control of the US Senate. A Methodist pastor who founded the country’s largest United Methodist church, Hamilton campaigned on his faith and Democratic positions on affordability as high fuel prices hit agriculture and transportation. Marshall, a physician and Donald Trump supporter, backed the president’s agenda and faced criticism for opposing mask mandates and for suing former patients over medical debt.