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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Kansas Senate polls

Hamilton (D) vs. Marshall (R)

Adam Hamilton and Roger Marshall over the outline of Kansas

Adam Hamilton leads the 2026 Kansas Senate race by 1.8 points in PolitiKool's polling average, as of Oct. 11, 2026.

  • Hamilton 46.7%, Marshall 44.9%.
  • 8 polls from 8 pollsters, weighted by recency, sample size, pollster record and partisan sponsorship.
  • The margin has moved 4.9 points toward Adam Hamilton over the past month.
  • Rated Toss-up, combining the average with the Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Inside Elections.
  • The seat is held by Roger Marshall (R).

Kansas Senate polling average

Adam Hamilton46.7%
Roger Marshall44.9%
MarginHamilton +1.8
Average as of Oct. 11, 2026 · — Adam Hamilton · — Roger Marshall
Race ratingsCook Toss-upIE Likely RSabato Lean R

Latest Kansas Senate polls

DatesPollsterSampleHamiltonMarshallMargin
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 GBAO (partisan) 600 LV 46% 41% Hamilton +5
Sept. 24 – Oct. 4 YouGov 2,255 LV 48% 45% Hamilton +3
Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 Trafalgar Group (partisan) 1,095 LV 44% 44% Even
Sept. 22–30 New York Times/Siena University 605 LV 45% 45% Even
Sept. 22–24 Wedgewood Polls 500 LV 50% 48% Hamilton +2
Sept. 15–16 Emerson College / Nexstar Media 750 LV 45% 43% Hamilton +2
Sept. 13–16 Global Strategy Group (partisan) 800 LV 49% 47% Hamilton +2
Sept. 8–10 co/efficient (partisan) 915 LV 44% 49% Marshall +5
Aug. 12–16 Global Strategy Group (partisan) 800 LV 44% 43% Hamilton +1
Aug. 7–8 Public Policy Polling (partisan) 569 LV 45% 46% Marshall +1
July 8–13 GBAO (partisan) 600 LV 43% 47% Marshall +4
Jan. 26–28 Tavern Research (partisan) 1,013 LV 46% 54% Marshall +8