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Adam Hamilton wins Democratic primary in Kansas

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United Methodist megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton won the Democratic primary in Kansas for a contested U.S. Senate seat Aug. 4 and will face the Republican incumbent in November. Hamilton formally entered the primary race in April, after a Lenten listening...

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  1. KSNT Topeka

    Adam Hamilton claims victory in U.S. Senate race during Kansas primary election (opens KSNT Topeka)

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    TOPEKA (KSNT) - United Methodist Church Pastor Adam Hamilton is the Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas after claiming victory in the state's primary election Tuesday. Hamilton emerged as the front-runner of the race for the Democratic Party's bid to claim Kansas' Senate seat durin…

  2. Kansas Reflector

    U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton to compete in November (opens Kansas Reflector)

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    TOPEKA — Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will face United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton in November’s U.S. Senate election. Democratic voters participated in an unusually crowded primary with 11 candidates competing for viability, and Hamilton, who entered the race relatively late compared to ot…

  3. KSN Wichita

    Adam Hamilton wins Democratic nod for Kansas Senate race (opens KSN Wichita)

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    The Rev. Adam Hamilton won the Democratic nomination Tuesday night in a large field that consisted of 10 other candidates.

  4. The Christian Post

    Pastor Adam Hamilton to face Sen. Roger Marshall after Kan. Dem. primary win (opens The Christian Post)

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    United Methodist megachurch pastor and author Adam Hamilton has won the Kansas Democratic Party nomination for the U.S. Senate, separating himself from a crowded field of 11 Democratic candidates.

  5. Baptist News Global

    Adam Hamilton wins Democratic primary in Kansas (opens Baptist News Global)

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    United Methodist megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton won the Democratic primary in Kansas for a contested U.S. Senate seat Aug. 4 and will face the Republican incumbent in November. Hamilton formally entered the primary race in April, after a Lenten listening...

  6. Charisma Magazine Online

    How a Megachurch Pastor Became the Democratic Party’s Biggest Gamble in Kansas (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    The Rev. Adam Hamilton, founding pastor of the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, has secured the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate after emerging victorious from an 11-candidate primary, setting up a November showdown with incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall.

  7. Religion News

    Adam Hamilton, mega-church pastor, wins Dem Senate primary. Now comes the hard part. (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — With a record-setting fundraising haul, Hamilton still faces an uphill battle to become Kansas' first Democratic senator in nearly a century.

  8. Christian News Alerts

    Megachurch pastor wins Kansas Democratic Senate primary, banking on big fundraising against GOP incumbent Marshall (opens Christian News Alerts)

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    Adam Hamilton, the pastor of the nation's largest United Methodist church, cleared an 11-candidate Democratic primary field in Kansas on Tuesday night, setting up a general election fight against Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in a state that hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century.

  9. Egberto Willies

    Kansas Senator Is in Play: Adam Hamilton Can End a Century of Republican Control (opens Egberto Willies)

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    Kansas voters keep rejecting Republican overreach. Now Adam Hamilton is mounting a values-driven campaign to defeat MAGA Senator Roger Marshall.

  10. Christianity Today

    Adam Hamilton, Megachurch Pastor, Won a Democratic Senate Primary. Now Comes the Hard Part. (opens Christianity Today)

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    Adam Hamilton, pastor of the largest United Methodist church in the United States, is about to test whether a pastor running as a Democrat can flip a red seat—and become Kansas’ first Democratic senator in nearly a century.

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