Adam Hamilton

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Set to be sworn in January 2027

Democrats flipped both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms, and the Senate class arriving in January will look unlike any before it. It includes the first Muslim senator, the first Native American woman senator, the first openly gay man elected to the Senate and the Senate's first Paralympian.

Updated 3 days ago

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Senator-elect, to be seated Jan. 3, 2027; will remain part-time lead pastor and plans to attend new-senator training in Washington

Kansas elected Democrat Adam Hamilton to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 3, the first Democrat to win a Kansas Senate race since 1932. Hamilton, a Methodist pastor who was registered as a Republican until earlier this year and had never held public office, beat Republican incumbent Roger Marshall 51% to 46%, with Libertarian David Graham taking 3%. Marshall conceded and will leave office Jan. 3, 2027.

Updated 5 days ago

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Won Kansas Senate seat

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress on Nov. 3, 2026, flipping at least seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts, the Associated Press reported. The Senate wins included Kansas and Texas, where Democrats had not won Senate seats since 1932 and 1988, and South Carolina, where Annie Andrews was projected to become the state's first Democratic senator in almost three decades.

Updated 6 days ago