Federal race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Senate
U.S. senators serve six-year terms and vote on federal legislation, confirm presidential nominees and approve treaties.
6-year term. Regular election for the Class 2 seat. Incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R) is seeking a second term. Libertarian David C. Graham is also on the ballot. No independent candidate for U.S. Senate appears on the official candidate list.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
David C. Graham
Vice Chair, Libertarian Party of Kansas; attorneyDavid C. Graham is an Overland Park attorney and vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Kansas who was the party's 2022 nominee for U.S. Senate. He says he would reduce the size of government and would not be beholden to the leadership of either major party.
Adam Hamilton
Founding senior pastor, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (Leawood)Adam Hamilton is the founding senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood and has not held elected office. He calls himself an independent-minded Democrat and is campaigning on lowering costs, health care, ethics rules for Congress and listening to Kansans.
Roger Marshall
U.S. Senator from KansasRoger Marshall is an obstetrician-gynecologist from Great Bend who has represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate since 2021, after two terms in the U.S. House. He is seeking a second term with a campaign focused on agriculture, rural health care, border security, energy and the cost of living.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | David C. Graham Libertarian | Adam Hamilton Democratic | Roger Marshall Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion | No public position found yet | Campaign says he would protect "a woman's right to choose" and write access to contraception into federal law. | Opposes expanding abortion access. |
| Agriculture | No public position found yet | Supports passing a full five-year farm bill, year-round E15 and H-2A guest-worker reform; said he would have voted to advance the Senate committee's 2026 farm bill. | Introduced a bill in April 2026 to end countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco; supported the Senate Agriculture Committee's 2026 farm bill. |
| Economy & Jobs | Says inflation is driven by overregulation and favors a free-enterprise approach. | Would require congressional approval for new tariffs and publication of their estimated cost to families before they take effect. | No public position found yet |
| Elections & Democracy | No public position found yet | Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, a constitutional amendment setting 18-year term limits, and withholding congressional pay during shutdowns. | Supports requiring photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, as in the SAVE America Act. |
| Energy & Environment | No public position found yet | Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach, restoring energy production tax credits and binding rules requiring data centers to cover their electricity costs. | Supports year-round E15 ethanol sales; cosponsored a bill to repeal the federal methane fee and a resolution voiding the EPA rule implementing it. |
| Health Care | No public position found yet | Supports expanding Medicare drug price negotiation to more drugs and to private insurance, reversing recent federal Medicaid cuts and restoring enhanced ACA subsidies. | Lead sponsor of bills setting deadlines for Medicare Advantage prior-authorization decisions and requiring hospitals and clinics to post upfront prices. Proposed extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for one year and then replacing them with health savings accounts. |
| Foreign Policy | His 2022 campaign opposed overseas nation building and proxy wars and called for a more defensive military posture. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Housing | No public position found yet | Supports barring large investors from buying single-family homes and tax credits for first-time buyers, firefighters, police officers and teachers. | No public position found yet |
| Immigration | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Cosponsored the Laken Riley Act and the Build the Wall Act; says he supports the H-2A agricultural guest-worker program. |
| Public Safety | Supports criminal justice reform; his 2022 campaign called for fewer incarcerations of nonviolent offenders and more focus on violent crime. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Size of Government | In his 2022 campaign, pledged to reduce the overall size of government and return control to local citizens. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Social Security & Medicare | No public position found yet | Supports protecting Social Security and adding vision and dental coverage to Medicare. | No public position found yet |
| Taxes | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Voted in 2025 to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent, including the small-business deduction and the expanded child tax credit. |