Thursday Campaign Round: Poll Shows Hamilton Leading in Kansas on 10.29.26

Kansas poll puts Hamilton ahead

The Rev. Adam Hamilton, the Democratic nominee in Kansas’ U.S. Senate race, said Wednesday that he took Republican leaders’ campaigning in his home state as “a great compliment.” He said, “It tells me that they are terrified that they’re going to lose this race — and they should be.”

Senate polling across states

The latest CNN poll found Democratic state Rep. James Talarico ahead of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas, 49% to 43%. The article said most other recent polling has indicated a closer contest.

In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson led incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, 49% to 45%. In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed led former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, 49% to 42%, a wider margin than other recent high-quality polls had shown. MS NOW’s polling averages for these races were compiled by data partner FiftyPlusOne.

Other races and campaign activity

In Mississippi, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee made another final-week investment to support local prosecutor Scott Colom in his competitive race against incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. In Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race, the latest Marquette Law School Poll showed Democrat David Crowley ahead of Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, 51% to 44%.

Donald Trump said he would lead a “major TeleRally” on Monday night for Republican Rep. Julia Letlow’s Senate candidacy in Louisiana, a state generally considered among the least competitive this election cycle. The article questioned the focus on that race given other competitive contests on the ballot.

Advertising disputes in Pennsylvania

In a key Pennsylvania congressional race, No Going Back, a group affiliated with Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC, ran an attack ad targeting Democratic candidate Janelle Stelson and supporting Republican Rep. Scott Perry. The ad included unsubstantiated allegations.

A Harrisburg-area television station pulled the commercial. The article described this as the only campaign ad pulled by a station during this election cycle.

Ohio ad draws Republican concern

Axios reported that Republican officials increasingly believe an attack ad by Vivek Ramaswamy could cost him Ohio’s gubernatorial race. Trump defended the ad at a Wednesday night rally in the state and said it had merit.