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In the battle between Democrats and Republicans for Senate control, the reliably red state of Kansas has moved from the edges to the center of the map.
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Incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall faces political newcomer Adam Hamilton, founder and senior pastor of the country's largest United Methodist church.
Marshall, a former OB-GYN, has come under fire for suing former patients over unpaid medical debts and for walking out of a town hall meeting where he faced difficult questions about tariffs and healthcare.
WATCH: How the Kansas Senate race became surprisingly competitive
Kansas Democrats haven't won a Senate seat since the Great Depression, but the first general election polls showed a race within the margin of error, making this midterm contest one of the state's closest watched in decades.
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Source: PBS NewsHour · By Michelle L. Price, Seung Min Kim, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
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