3 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
3 candidates · ballot order · Roger Marshall currently holds this seat
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What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Agriculture policy for Kansas farmers and ranchers, including the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act and the Homegrown Fertilizers Act.
Rural health care access, including expanded telehealth and federal funding for rural hospitals.
Border security and immigration enforcement, including defunding sanctuary cities.
Replacing extended Affordable Care Act tax credits with health savings accounts.
Opposition to abortion; he states that life begins at conception.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Senator from Kansas since January 2021.
U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st district, 2017–2021.
Obstetrician-gynecologist by profession; also a business owner.
Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee.
Objected to the 2020 electoral count.
Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act in 2022.
Supported the 2025 tax and spending law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Won the August 4 2026 Republican primary with 79.9%, about 267,972 votes.
Endorsed by President Trump, AIPAC and the Senate Conservatives Fund.
Walked out of a contentious town hall in Oakley in March 2025.
Arguments in favor
He has delivered concretely for rural Kansas — increased federal funding for rural hospitals, legislation expanding rural telehealth, and a seat on the Agriculture Committee shaping farm policy.
— Sen. Roger Marshall's Senate office
His agriculture record includes the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, the Homegrown Fertilizers Act and the push for USDA 'Product of the USA' labelling.
— Sen. Roger Marshall's Senate office
He carries the endorsements of President Trump, AIPAC and the Senate Conservatives Fund, and took 80% of his own primary vote.
— President Donald Trump and the Senate Conservatives Fund
Arguments against
He endorsed tariffs that are harmful to Kansas farmers and supported Medicaid cuts that threaten rural hospitals — the very hospitals he claims credit for funding.
— Kansas Democratic Senate candidates, as reported by the Kansas Reflector
He walked out of a town hall in Oakley rather than listen to a critical crowd, which his opponents cite as evidence he will not face his own constituents.
— Kansas Democratic Senate candidates, as reported by the Kansas Reflector
He is unresponsive to the people he represents, and his support for the One Big Beautiful Bill made kitchen-table costs worse across Kansas.
— Adam Hamilton, his Democratic opponent
What we couldn’t verify
His response to the criticism about the Oakley town hall walkout.
How his health savings account proposal would work for people currently covered by ACA subsidies.
Whether he supports a federal abortion restriction, as distinct from his stated view that life begins at conception.
Addressing the effect of tariffs on Kansas farmers and consumers.
Expanding health care access.
Lowering costs and addressing affordability.
Addressing workforce shortages he attributes to immigration policy.
Bringing 'decency' back to Washington and building bridges across party lines.
Listening to constituents, which he contrasts with his opponent's record.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Founding senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, for 36 years.
Has never held or previously run for elected office.
Initially explored an independent run before entering the Democratic primary.
Announced his Senate candidacy on April 30 2026 in Prairie Village.
Won the August 4 2026 Democratic primary with about 34.8%, roughly 76,772 votes, in a twelve-candidate field.
Raised nearly $3.7 million since launching, a record for a Kansas Democratic Senate primary candidate.
Endorsed by former Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
Has previously donated to centrist Democratic candidates.
Arguments in favor
Thirty-six years pastoring a congregation split roughly evenly among Republicans, Democrats and independents is direct preparation for being a bridge builder in a divided Senate.
— Adam Hamilton for Senate campaign
He raised nearly $3.7 million and won a twelve-candidate primary outright, and has the backing of former Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
— Former Governor Kathleen Sebelius, and KCUR reporting on his fundraising
He is running on concrete Kansas problems — tariffs hitting farmers, limited health care access, rising costs, and workforce shortages caused by immigration policy — rather than on national culture-war fights.
— Adam Hamilton for Senate campaign
Arguments against
He is too woke for Kansas, and his church has drifted from the values of the state he wants to represent.
— Sen. Roger Marshall, his Republican opponent
He has 'rejected the central tenets of Christianity' — a claim Sen. Marshall publicly thanked its author for making.
— Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas
He is a 'woke megachurch CEO' rather than an ordinary Kansas pastor.
— Main Street Fund, a super PAC that has not disclosed its donors
What we couldn’t verify
The fairness of the sermon-based attack ads is disputed: HuffPost reported that the ad stitched together out-of-context quotes from two sermons, and the super PAC behind it has not disclosed its donors. Readers should treat both the attack and that characterisation as contested.
His positions on abortion and LGBTQ rights, which the attacks imply but which no direct statement located establishes.
Whether he would support the Democratic leader in a Senate organising vote, given his 'independent-minded Democrat' framing.
Making decisions at the most local possible level of government.
Individual liberties.
Limiting the expansion of government.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Kansas in 2022, against Sen. Jerry Moran.
Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026.
Has not held elected office.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No coverage critical of him by name could be located, so no arguments against him are recorded here rather than substituting criticism of the Libertarian Party generally. With no criticism available, no arguments for him are recorded either, so the two columns stay comparable.
His specific positions on health care, agriculture, immigration and abortion.
His 2022 vote share, and any campaign website or fundraising.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
Roster established from NBC News, the Washington Post, KWCH, KCUR and the Lawrence Times candidate guide, cross-checked. Republican incumbent Roger Marshall won the August 4 2026 primary with 79.9% over Pond Naramore. Adam Hamilton won a twelve-candidate Democratic primary with about 34.8%, well ahead of Christy Davis at 14.2% and Noah Taylor at 13.6%. David C. Graham is the Libertarian nominee. No Democrat has won a Senate seat in Kansas in more than a century, which is context for the race rather than a prediction.
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