Kansas Elects First Democratic Senator in Almost a Century
· World · Al Jazeera, BBC News
Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated incumbent Republican Roger Marshall to win a Kansas Senate seat in the US elections. This marks the first time a Democrat has won a Senate seat in Kansas since 1932. Hamilton, a Christian pastor and founder of a large United Methodist church, campaigned on affordability and economic pressures facing rural agricultural and transportation industries. Roger Marshall, a physician and supporter of President Donald Trump, campaigned on Trump's agenda and rural healthcare. The Associated Press reported that the 110 million dollar race was the most expensive in state history.
Why it matters
The victory in a long-standing Republican stronghold alters the balance of power in the US Senate.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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