Kansas Democrats eye a historic Senate upset

The first statewide polls in the US will begin to close at the top of the hour and three more states, including Ohio, will follow a half hour later and then a half hour after that, 15 more states. Many people will have their eyes on Maine's Senate race. And Arkansas is the lone state to close its polls at 7.30 our time. And then after that, it's time for Minnesota and a dozen other states. And while we will be covering all of the big races in Minnesota, Kansas is also catching our eye. So we wanted to talk about that because Kansas voters... Are deciding whether to send a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for the first time in nearly 100 years. Republican Senator Roger Marshall is up against Democrat Pastor Adam Hamilton in a race that could help decide which party would control the upper chamber. Fox's Amalia Roy is live from Overland Park, Kansas, at the Hamilton campaign watch party with a look at how this race has been shaping up. We know, Amalia, that it has received a ton of national money and attention. Good evening, Kelsey Simone. Yes, a lot of national money, a lot of national attention. And so in just a few hours, people are going to fill the space here at the Marriott Hotel and wait to see if Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton can break a nearly 100-year Democrat losing streak here. This is typically a ruby red state, and a Democrat has not won a Senate seat here since 1932. But over the course of this campaign, what we've been seeing is that this This state has gone from likely Leaning red and then the final Fox News power ranking saying that it's a toss up voters here are saying that the economy, immigration, cost of living, cost of living and the candidates character are all top of mind. Big name Republicans have come to Kansas to give Senator Marshall a boost, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz and then from the White House, both President Trump and Vice President Vance visited the state twice. Trump and Marshall sharing the stage on Sunday from Salina, Kansas in a final pitch to voters. Tuesday, you're not just choosing a senator, you're deciding whether your kids and grandkids grow up in Chuck Schumer's woke, radical America or in the Kansas that we love. Whether you're from Salina or I was raised in El Dorado, lived in Great Bend now for 25 years, let's Let's let Washington know where we're from. Meanwhile, Democrat Adam Hamilton spent the last week and a half on a bus tour across Kansas, reaching out to some of the state's most rural voters. Hamilton's slogan, leading from the middle, and calling himself an independent-minded Democrat who will put his constituents before party politics. It's all part of an effort to peel away enough Republican voters in a state Trump easily won three times. That's what surprised me, is how many Republicans have come to my events and said, You've got my vote, you stand for what I stand for, and I'm very grateful for that. I'm grateful for the Republicans, Independents, and Democrats who are supporting me and who are saying we've got to do better in Washington. We're gonna send you as a message to DC that in reliably red Kansas, DC has to do better. Around 500,000 people voted early here in Kansas. Whoever wins tonight will join Republican Jerry Moran in D.C. Back to you. So, Amalia, Pastor Adam Hamilton's leading from the middle campaign hinges heavily on pulling crossover Republican support, as he talked about. Based on what you're seeing at his watch party tonight, how confident is his team that his nontraditional candidate profile was enough to bridge that gap in a very red Kansas? Well, I actually spoke to Hamilton earlier today and asked how he's feeling going into election night. And he said that he feels like over the course of especially this bus tour, that he was able to flip some people towards him even if they are still Republican. I spent a lot of time at these campaign stops, saw many Republicans for Hamilton pins. But at the same time, I've also been at Republican GOP meetings where people were saying that they weren't sold, that he was part of the Democratic Party. And so that's why we really are seeing the state as such a toss up. All right, Amalia Roy live in Kansas tonight. We will be watching that race along with our elections here in Minnesota too. Thanks.