Kansas Senate Race 2026

Latest sourced poll, full poll history, Cook and DDHQ ratings, and candidates. Research snapshot checked 2026-10-22.

Latest poll

Roger Marshall (Republican)48%
Adam Hamilton (Democrat)47%

InsiderAdvantage, fielded 2026-10-13 to 2026-10-14

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

n=1,200 / Not reported by source. RealClearPolling

Lead of 1 pts for Roger Marshall in a single poll. Not a win probability.

Ratings and forecast

Cook rating
Toss Up
DDHQ rating
Lean R
DDHQ Dem win chance
35%
Currently held by
R

Cook source DDHQ source Forecast methodology

Candidates

  • Adam HamiltonDemocrat
  • Roger MarshallRepublican

Seat / incumbent: Marshall

Poll history (17)

PollsterField datesResultsSample / methodSource
InsiderAdvantage2026-10-13 to 2026-10-14Roger Marshall (Republican) 48%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 47%n=1,200 / Not reported by sourceRealClearPolling Original release
InsiderAdvantage (R)2026-10-13 to 2026-10-14Roger Marshall (Republican) 48%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 47%n=1,200 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
InsiderAdvantage (R)2026-10-09 to 2026-10-10Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 48%Roger Marshall (Republican) 47%n=1,200 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
YouGov2026-09-24 to 2026-10-04Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 48%Roger Marshall (Republican) 45%n=2,252 / Not reported by sourceRealClearPolling Original release
GBAO (D)2026-09-30 to 2026-10-04Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 49%Roger Marshall (Republican) 44%n=600 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Trafalgar Group*2026-09-29 to 2026-10-01Roger Marshall (Republican) 44%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 44%n=1,095 / Not reported by sourceRealClearPolling Original release
NY Times/Siena2026-09-22 to 2026-10-01Roger Marshall (Republican) 47%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 46%n=605 / Not reported by sourceRealClearPolling Original release
Trafalgar Group (R)2026-09-29 to 2026-10-01Roger Marshall (Republican) 44%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 44%n=1,095 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Emerson*2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 45%Roger Marshall (Republican) 43%n=750 / Not reported by sourceRealClearPolling Original release
Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media Kansas2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 44.8%Roger Marshall (Republican) 43.3%n=750 / MMS text-to-web recruitment from an Aristotle voter file with additional PureSpectrum panel interviews; weighted by gender, education, race, age, and region.Poliwave Original release
Global Strategy Group (D)2026-09-13 to 2026-09-16Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 49%Roger Marshall (Republican) 47%n=800 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
co/efficient2026-09-08 to 2026-09-10Roger Marshall (Republican) 49%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 44%n=915 / Not reported by sourceRealClearPolling Original release
Global Strategy Group (D)2026-08-12 to 2026-08-16Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 44%Roger Marshall (Republican) 43%n=800 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Public Policy Polling (D)2026-08-07 to 2026-08-08Roger Marshall (Republican) 46%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 45%n=569 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
GBAO (D)2026-07-08 to 2026-07-13Roger Marshall (Republican) 47%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 43%n=600 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
GQR (D)2026-04-23 to 2026-04-27Roger Marshall (Republican) 49%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 45%n=500 / UnknownPoliwave
Tavern Research (D)2026-01-26 to 2026-01-28Roger Marshall (Republican) 54%Adam Hamilton (Democrat) 46%n=1,013 / UnknownPoliwave Original release

Polls via secondary aggregators, not independently audited. Not a live feed.

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