Rep. Roger Marshall has won the Kansas GOP Senate primary, defeating the state's divisive former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, CNN projects
Marshall fought back a fierce challenge from former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, whose crusades against illegal immigration and voting fraud have made him a divisive figure.Democrats haven't won a Senate seat in the state since 1932, the longest losing streak for the party in the country. But the Republican establishment was terrified that spell might have been broken if the state picked Kobach as its nominee.
Those critics said that Kobach emphasized issues that did not meet the moment, while Kelly zeroed in on overturning the state's education cuts and reversing the budget shortfall left behind by former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. They also noted that Kobach is a weak fundraiser.
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