Big money propels Dem megachurch pastor to victory in longshot Kansas Senate bid

Adam Hamilton, pastor of the 25,000-member Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, won the Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate with 11 candidates on the ballot. Hamilton will face incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall in the general election. Marshall's campaign characterized Hamilton as misaligned with Kansas values, while Hamilton's campaign emphasized his local religious leadership and community ties.

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