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Poll also reveals deep indecision in gubernatorial and U.S. Senate campaigns

The vast majority of Republicans indicated they had moved on from the bitter GOP primary and now support Paxton. Talarico had commanding leads among independents and moderates.

The three other slots on the federal bench in Kansas were filled during Trump’s first term.

Bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduce legislation in U.S. Senate, U.S. House

Paxton’s blowout win on Tuesday compelled an alliance by necessity, if not natural synergy, between the attorney general and the Washington groups that spent months trying to elect John Cornyn.

The longtime state legislator, who announced in June he wasn't seeking reelection, will serve as an assistant secretary of defense.

The incumbent senator and his allies have massively outspent the pro-Paxton side, though polling points to a tight finish in the May 26 election.

Hamilton, pastor of a Methodist church in Leawood, on Thursday entered the Democratic Party’s primary contest to determine who would challenge the reelection campaign of U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican completing his first term in the Senate.

The Austin Democrat, who won his party's nomination in March, led Cornyn and Paxton by margins of 3 and 5 percentage points, respectively. Both results were within the survey's margin of error.

President Trump’s three picks win endorsement of GOP U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran, Roger Marshall