Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedOct 10, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT
To election day24 days
Simulations200,000

Kansas — U.S. Senate

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
Adam Hamilton
39%
Republican
Roger Marshall
61%
ForecastTilt R
Projected margin
R+1.7
80% range
R+10.3 to D+6.8
Partisan lean
R+15.7
Uncertainty multiplier
1.10×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 39%Fundamentals 61%
Polling average
D+2.0
Fundamentals
R+8.4
Blended
R+1.6
Similar-race shift
+1.0
Poll–fundamentals gap
10.4 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
3
Distinct pollsters
3
Most recent
September 24, 2026
Democrat
47.3%
Republican
45.3%
Undecided / other
4.3%
Spread between polls
0.2 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+15.7
Elasticity
0.89
Incumbency
−4.2
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+1.7
National environment
D+7.1
Expected margin
R+9.4
The polls behind this number3 most recent of 3 in the window
PollsterDatesSampleDRMargin
Wedgewood PollsSeptember 24, 2026500 LV5048D+2
Emerson CollegeSeptember 16, 2026750 LV4543D+2
Tavern ResearchJanuary 28, 20261,013 LV4654R+8

Each poll is weighted by recency, the square root of its sample size and its pollster rating, then adjusted for that firm’s house effect, its sampled population and any partisan sponsorship — so the average above is not the mean of this column.

Campaign fundraisingFEC filings to Invalid Date
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Adam HamiltonDEM$4.2M$1.7M
Roger W MarshallREP$4.0M$5.4M

Receipts across the cycle, from FEC bulk filings. The model uses the ratio between the two sides rather than either total, and weights it lightly — money follows a competitive race at least as much as it causes one.

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