What's more, Charles Koch has a home in Kansas, and his company, Koch Industries, is located in Wichita. At least seven Republican-held Senate seats are up for grabs. © 2020 CNBC LLC.
Jason Buckley(L) 2. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. He was reelected in a closely fought race in 2014 with help from the Koch network. It was one of the top independent expenditures by the Koch-linked group that cycle. Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Bo Rader | Wichita Eagle | Tribune News Service | Getty Images, McConnell: This election is extremely consequential for middle America. Note: The following list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Got a confidential news tip? Usha Reddi 3. This time Marshall, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for one term, is going up against Barbara Bollier, a fellow physician and a member of the Kansas state legislature. Barbara Bollier 2. The Cook Political Report has marked races in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Montana and North Carolina as toss-ups. RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - Kansas Senate - Republican vs. Democrat.
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All Rights Reserved. Congrats to the GOP Convention team. "It's a fluid year. The activist network backed by libertarian billionaire Charles Koch is dropping big bucks into the Kansas Senate race as polls show the contest beginning to tighten. If five polls are found, and there are other qualifying polls on that same calendar date, those will also be included. And in a fluid year with swing voters profoundly impacted right now by all the crises that our nation is facing, we don't want to take any chances," Phillips said to CNBC. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 7 points nationally, according to a Real Clear Politics polling average. The ad campaign will start this week and go into November. Of those toss-up races, four of them are seeing activity from the Koch-linked super PAC. The Koch network getting involved in the Kansas race comes as Republican leaders prepare for the possibility that they may lose their majority in the Senate. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. In the most recent contest for the same Senate seat, in 2014, the network spent millions attacking Roberts' opponent through a now defunct super PAC, Freedom Partners Action Fund. Marshall emerged victorious from a recent primary, after Republican Sen. Pat Roberts decided to retire. Kansas 2020 Senate Election Polls * The average includes the most recent poll from each source within the past 30 days, up to a maximum of five.
Paul Tuten(None) Democratic primary candidates 1. RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - Kansas Senate - Marshall vs. Bollier Its first digital ad in support of Marshall is set to run next week, and the PAC is also planning to send out direct mail. A recent public poll by Survey USA suggests the race is essentially a dead heat, with Marshall receiving approval from 46% of the surveys overall vote and Bollier picking up 44% of support from those who participated in the poll. He pointed to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic as a hurdle for most voters. Adam Smith 4. Americans for Prosperity Action, a super PAC that's part of the larger Koch network, is backing Republican physician and congressman Roger Marshall in a state that's historically been a GOP stronghold. Roberts has served four terms in the Senate. Trump easily defeated then Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Kansas during the 2016 presidential election.