§1Candidates
Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.
§2Side by side
Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.
| Fact | Roger Marshall | Adam Hamilton | David C Graham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1, | Democratic1, | Libertarian1, |
| Status | Incumbent5 | Challenger | Challenger |
| Raised | $5,350,064 through October 14, 20266 | $19,175,044 through October 14, 20267 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Cash on hand | $809,8066 | $2,874,3647 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Outside spending | $2,698,033 for · $28,292,761 against8 | $8,406,021 for · $23,400,530 against9 | $187,867 for · $0 against10 |
| Abortion law | Not found in the public sources we checked | His campaign website says he would protect a woman's right to choose and prevent further government involvement in personal decisions.11 | His campaign website says he opposes abortion without qualification and would vote for laws restricting it.12 |
| Ethanol and biofuel requirements | Expand biofuel use, such as by allowing E15 sales all year His campaign website says he cosponsors a bill (S. 593) to make the summer waiver for E15 gasoline permanent so it can be sold all year, and describes year-round E15 as the highest-impact energy issue for Kansas.13 | Expand biofuel use, such as by allowing E15 sales all year His campaign website says he supports year-round sales of E15 gasoline and says the Senate should pass the year-round E15 bill the House approved.11 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Visas for farmworkers | His campaign website says Kansas farms depend on the H-2A program, that he has worked on H-2A changes in committee and with Kansas farm groups, and that cutting off legal farm labor is not the answer.14 | Make the program easier and cheaper for farms, including for year-round work like dairy His campaign website says he would change the H-2A farmworker program to allow year-round visas, lower compliance costs and give existing workers a path to legal status.11 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Tariffs | His campaign website says he introduced a bill in April 2026 (S. 4418) to end duties on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco, which it says would lower fertilizer costs for farmers.15 | Lower or remove most tariffs His campaign website says he would end the current across-the-board tariffs, which it says are raising costs for farmers, home builders and families.11 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Stock trading by members of Congress | Not found in the public sources we checked | Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks His campaign website says he would bar members of Congress and their households from buying or selling individual stocks, requiring them to use a qualified blind trust or sell, and would extend the ban to cryptocurrency and other digital assets.11 | His campaign website says he would vote to ban stock trading by members of Congress and to limit the movement of people between Congress and lobbying jobs.12 |
| Medicare Advantage | Tighten rules on what these plans are paid and when they can require approval for care His campaign website says he leads bills that would set 24- and 72-hour deadlines for prior-authorization decisions in Medicare Advantage and bar retroactive denials and automated denial algorithms.16 | Tighten rules on what these plans are paid and when they can require approval for care His campaign website says he would address what it describes as overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans and change prior authorization rules so insurance paperwork cannot delay or deny care that doctors say patients need.11 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Federal spending levels | His campaign website says he has voted against several short-term government funding bills that it says added spending without offsets.17 | Not found in the public sources we checked | Cut overall federal spending His campaign website says Washington must stop spending money it does not have, that he would vote against bailouts, pork-barrel spending and agencies whose purpose is unclear, and that the federal government should live on a budget.12 |
Issues only one candidate has addressed
By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.
Roger Marshall — 7 issues
- Medicaid work requirementsRequire work or community activity for adults who are able to workHis campaign website says he supports Medicaid for children, seniors, pregnant women and people with disabilities, with work expectations for adults who are able to work.18
- Border wall and barriersHis campaign website says he cosponsors the Build the Wall Act (S. 42).14
- Immigration enforcement inside the countryHis campaign website says he cosponsored the Laken Riley Act, signed into law in January 2025, which it says requires immigration detention of unauthorized immigrants who commit certain crimes such as burglary or theft.14
- State and local role in immigration enforcementHis campaign website says he has worked with Kansas sheriffs to expand the state's participation in 287(g) agreements and to have the state insurance pool cover sheriffs who take part.14
- Medicare coverage of new tests and servicesAdd more services by law, such as permanent telehealth from home and testing and treatment by pharmacistsHis campaign website says he cosponsors the CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261) to make the telehealth flexibilities adopted during COVID permanent.16
- Business tax breaksHis campaign website says he voted in 2025 to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent, naming the small-business deduction, full expensing, research expensing and the expanded child tax credit.17
- Veterans' disability and survivor benefitsExpand benefits for some groups, such as combat-injured retirees with under 20 years of service and surviving spouses who remarryHis campaign website says he cosponsors the Major Richard Star Act (S. 1032), which it says would end the offset that makes veterans medically retired with combat injuries choose between retirement pay and disability pay.19
Adam Hamilton — 17 issues
- Birth control and IVFHis campaign website says he would write access to contraception into law and require insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control the way they cover prescription contraception.11
- Supreme Court term limitsSet fixed terms, such as 18 yearsHis campaign website says the constitutional amendment on 18-year term limits that he supports would also cover the Supreme Court.11
- Banking and investment rulesStrengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banksHis campaign website says he would restore the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2024 limits on bank overdraft fees.11
- Union organizing rulesMake it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)His campaign website says he would strengthen workers' right to organize, starting with the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which it says would require employers to begin bargaining within 10 days after workers vote to form a union.11
- Who sets tariffsRequire Congress to approve new tariffs before they take effectHis campaign website says he would require Congress to approve new tariffs before they take effect and require their cost to families to be published first.11
- Campaign finance rulesHis campaign website says he would end what it calls dark money spending in elections by billionaires and special interests.11
- Term limits for CongressLonger limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamberHis campaign website says he supports a constitutional amendment setting 18-year term limits for members of the House and Senate.11
- Clean energy tax creditsRestore the credits the 2025 law ended or cut backHis campaign website says he would restore the energy production tax credits that were repealed and that he supports producing energy from all sources.11
- Data centers and electricity costsRequire data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they needHis campaign website says he would propose binding rules and legislation requiring data centers to cover their own electricity costs instead of passing them on to other ratepayers.11
- ACA premium tax creditsHis campaign website says he would restore the enhanced ACA premium tax credits, whose end it says has raised premiums for Kansans who get help paying for marketplace coverage.11
- Federal Medicaid fundingReverse the 2025 changes or increase federal fundingHis campaign website says he would reverse the federal cuts to Medicaid.11
- Help for first-time homebuyersHis campaign website says he would create tax credits for first-time homebuyers and for firefighters, police officers and teachers buying a home.11
- Large investors buying single-family homesTighten the ban, such as by covering smaller investors or ending exceptionsHis campaign website says he would close loopholes in the new federal limit on large investors buying single-family homes, which it says lets the biggest firms split into smaller companies to keep buying.11
- Medicare dental, vision and hearing coverageHis campaign website says he would expand Medicare to cover vision and dental care.11
- Medicare drug price negotiationExpand it to more drugs and to people with private insuranceHis campaign website says he would expand the number of drugs whose prices Medicare negotiates, speed up the process and extend the negotiated prices to private insurance plans.11
- Preventing government shutdownsHis campaign website says members of Congress should not receive their pay during a government shutdown.11
- Rules for artificial intelligenceSet rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosuresHis campaign website says he supports the No Robot Bosses Act, which it says would require human review of decisions on hiring, firing and promotions instead of leaving them to AI alone.11
David C Graham — 3 issues
- Marijuana lawsMake it legal for adults to buy and useHis campaign website says he would vote to make marijuana legal under federal law and end the war on drugs.12
- Foreign aidHis campaign website says the United States should stop sending what it calls blank checks to foreign governments.12
- Who decides on military actionRequire Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attackHis campaign website says Congress should vote first, on the record, before the United States goes to war.12
Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.