Kansas elects first Democratic senator in almost a century

Democrat Adam Hamilton has become the first member of his party to win a Kansas Senate seat in almost a century after beating incumbent Republican Roger Marshall, according to Associated Press news agency projections. The race was considered consequential to control of the US Senate. The highly competitive contest between Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, and Marshall stunned political observers given the state’s long history of Republican wins. A Democrat has not won a Senate seat in Kansas since 1932. The founder of the largest United Methodist church in the country, Hamilton campaigned as a man of faith while pushing core Democratic positions on affordability.