U.S. Midterm Elections》The 88-year dynasty of the Republican Party in Kansas is over! Democratic pastor elected to Senate in upset vote

Democratic candidate Hamilton won the U.S. Senate in Kansas, ending Republican control of the state since 1938. (AP)

The results of the U.S. midterm elections are coming out one after another. In a huge upset in the Kansas U.S. Senate, 62-year-old Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton defeated Republican Roger Marshall who was seeking re-election, ending the Republican Party's control of the local Senate seat since 1938.

It is understood that the last time a Democratic candidate was elected to the Kansas Senate was George McGill, who won in 1932. However, he lost to Republican Clyde M. Reed in 1938. Since then, the Kansas Senate has been in the Republican Party's pocket.

According to "NBC", Trump won the 2024 presidential election in Kansas with a 16% lead, which shows how difficult it is for Hamilton to be elected. As a Methodist pastor, he has never held public office and won the support of former Republican governors Bill Graves and Mike Hayden with his moderate attitude.

In the final stage of the election campaign, people began to show their dissatisfaction with Trump's economic policies. Republican-affiliated organizations were forced to deploy funds back to Kansas and support Marshall. Seeing this, the Democratic Party also launched advertisements to fight back, and finally regained the Kansas Senate seat from the Republicans for the first time in 88 years.