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Democrat Adam Hamilton wins Kansas Senate seat, unseating Roger Marshall

Hamilton is projected to become the first Democratic senator from Kansas since the 1930s.

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  • Adam Hamilton, a Democrat and Methodist pastor, is projected to win the Kansas Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ and other projections.
  • Hamilton defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall.
  • Hamilton will be the first Democratic senator from Kansas since the 1930s.
  • Hamilton leads the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in the Kansas City area.
  • Marshall's campaign was affected by a New York Times report that he had sued patients over unpaid medical bills.
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Far left

Hails Hamilton as a blue wave in Kansas

Daily Kos: Democrat Adam Hamilton triumphs in Kansas’ Senate race

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Daily Kos frames Hamilton's win as an impossible triumph that ended Kansas's long Democratic drought and caught Marshall unprepared.

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Progressive and socialist outlets such as Common Dreams, Democracy Now and Truthout. Usually focuses on corporate power, workers, inequality and anti-war positions.

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Calls the Kansas upset a boost for Democrats

The Guardian US (Politics): Adam Hamilton wins in Kansas to become state’s first Democrat in Senate since 1932

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The Guardian and NBC News frame Hamilton's victory as a historic upset in a red state that gives Democrats momentum in the fight for the Senate majority.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Calls the Kansas loss a devastating blow to the GOP

Right

Calls the Kansas loss a devastating blow to the GOP

The Daily Wire: Democrat Adam Hamilton Stuns GOP, Flips Senate Seat For First Time Since Before WW2

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The Daily Wire frames Hamilton's win as a stunning reversal that ends nearly a century of Republican Senate dominance in Kansas and hands Democrats a critical pickup.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Calls the Kansas upset a boost for Democrats

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