Yes.
Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932, when George McGill won a re-election bid.
McGill entered the Senate through a special election in 1930. He lost his 1938 re-election campaign to former Kansas Governor Clyde Reed, a Republican.
Each of Kansas’ 13 senators since then has been a Republican, the longest continuous streak of single-party control of both Senate seats by any state.
The seat on this year’s ballot, currently held by Sen. Roger Marshall, has been held by Republicans since 1919, the longest streak in the country for a single seat held by either party. Democrat Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist pastor, will seek to break that streak in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Since achieving statehood in 1861, Kansas has had 34 senators. Two were Populists, three were Democrats and the remaining 29 were Republicans.
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Sources
- Kansas Historical Society George S. McGill
- Ballotpedia List of United States Senators from Kansas
- Smart Politics 27 States in the Midst of Record GOP or Democratic US Senate Winning Streaks
- Smart Politics The Longest-Held Republican US Senate Seats
Jessica Pearce is a Report for America corps member and covers civics in Kansas for The Journal.
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This story previously appeared in the Kansas Leadership Center Journal.
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