{"id":2686215,"date":"2026-10-17T07:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deep-red-kansas-in-midterms-trouble-democrat-ties-with-republican-incumbent-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T07:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:18:56","slug":"deep-red-kansas-in-midterms-trouble-democrat-ties-with-republican-incumbent-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deep-red-kansas-in-midterms-trouble-democrat-ties-with-republican-incumbent-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep-Red Kansas in Midterms Trouble, Democrat Ties with Republican Incumbent: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeep-red-kansas-in-midterms-trouble-democrat-ties-with-republican-incumbent-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2686215&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This content contains a news update focusing on the Kansas Senate race. As of Monday, Republican candidate Roger Marshall and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton are tied at approximately 45.8% each, with Kansas being historically a Republican stronghold. The republican super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund, plans to spend around $14 million to support Marshall, while Democrats are countering with a $5 million advertising campaign indicating confidence in flipping the seat. <\/p>\n<p>Marshall has faced scrutiny over past actions, including lawsuits over medical debt and a $1,300 unpaid bakery bill that he paid off upon discovery. Political ads attacking Marshall, including one referencing his vote related to Jeffrey Epstein, are part of the Democrats\u2019 strategy, leveraging ad campaigns that research suggests can influence voter decisions by several points. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, significant campaign spending from Republican groups is noted across other states, with prominent figures like Elon Musk contributing considerable funds to Republican causes. the race is highly contested, with both parties actively spending to sway the outcome.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two Senate candidates running in the deep red state of Kansas were tied as of Monday, RealClearPolling\u2019s average showed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Republican Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic Kansas Senate nominee Adam Hamilton tied at an average of 45.8%, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2026\/kansas\/hamilton-vs-marshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to RealClearPolling. Voters in Kansas last elected a Democratic U.S. senator in November 1932, when former Democratic Kansas Sen. George McGill won reelection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Senate Leadership Fund, the top Republican super PAC, planned to spend $14 million on the Senate race to boost Marshall\u2019s chances of winning. It spent unprecedented amounts in Texas, Iowa and Ohio, where Republicans do not typically have to spend much time and resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Marshall faced backlash over reports that he sued over 700 patients for outstanding medical debt as a practicing OB-GYN in Kansas, which led to 81 arrests, The New York Times <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/08\/us\/politics\/roger-marshall-obgyn-doctor-debts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">He paid a bakery $1,300 Saturday after its owner, Holly Thomas, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6141341-marshall-pays-kansas-bakery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> his 2020 campaign of leaving a nearly $700 bill unpaid for six years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The senator said on X that he paid the bill and apologized to the bakery, claiming he had \u201cno idea\u201d how the bill went unpaid for six years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cAs some folks may have seen, there was a post on social media regarding an unpaid 2020 cookie bill,\u201d Marshall said. \u201cWe have absolutely no idea how this happened, but rest assured as soon as it became known to us, we immediately attempted to contact the business in order to apologize, and we have repaid the bill from 2020, double.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Senate Majority PAC, the Democrats\u2019 Senate campaign arm, launched a $5 million statewide television advertising campaign that plans to run through Election Day, indicating that Democrats were increasingly confident they could flip the seat, Politico <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/10\/09\/congress\/dems-push-into-kansas-01114520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">One <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7hgOUVY5CS0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ad<\/a> attacked Marshall for voting against an amendment that would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release the files related to deceased sex offender Jeffeey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The PAC\u2019s research found that Epstein ads can sway elections three to six points in the Democrats\u2019 direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Senate Leadership Fund booked $10 million in ads through Election Day to help Marshall, according to Politico. The campaign arm also poured\u00a0$5 million to help Republican South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham, who is leading her Democratic opponent in the polls by an average of two points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Republicans spent about $200 million to help Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is trailing Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico by an average of two points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Elon Musk spent at least $276 million on Republican groups and his super PAC since July, although sources <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkHalperin\/status\/2109674670932861362?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> \u201c2Way\u201d host Mark Halperin that Musk spent substantially more than the reported figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Republicans paused spending in competitive states like North Carolina as they spent their time and resources in red states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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