Cook Political Report shifts Kansas, South Carolina Senate races toward Democrats
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved its ratings for Senate races in Kansas and South Carolina toward Democrats on Wednesday, with just over a month remaining before the November midterm elections. In Kansas, the report changed Sen. Roger Marshall’s reelection contest against Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican.”
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Wednesday shifted the Senate races in Kansas and South Carolina toward Democrats, with just over a month before the November midterm elections.
In Kansas, the rating for Sen. Roger Marshall’s Republican reelection race against Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton moved from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican.”
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