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Kansas's Senate race is tightly locked, with Republican incumbent Roger Marshall battling Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton. CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten unpacks the effect on control of the Senate if Democrats win their first Kansas Senate election since 1932, and Kansas GOP chair Danedri Herbert tells CNN's Pamela Brown she's not concerned.
0:00 Harry Enten at the magic wall: 'Game over' if the Dems flip Kansas?
1:46 Are Republicans being undercounted in polls? Enten games it out
3:47 Vice President JD Vance campaigns in Kansas as GOP pours money into the state
4:40 Kansas Republican Party chairwoman Danedri Herbert tells CNN she isn't concerned
8:31 Herbert on the influx of negative ads in Kansas
Watch Harry’s show, 'The Enten Scale', on CNN: https://cnn.it/4rXUcHz
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<br>• The Vote: Failed 57–43 on September 30, 2026,
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