Republicans fearful they could lose a Kansas Senate seat for the first time since 1932

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Washington Examiner

Republicans are worried they could jeopardize control of the Senate if a controversial ally of President Trump becomes the party's nominee for a supposedly safe seat.

 

Kris Kobach, Kansas's former secretary of state and failed 2018 GOP gubernatorial nominee, is running to replace retiring Sen. Pat Roberts in his home state. Yet the immigration and voter IDhardliner faces two challenges on his current quest for public office, and the stakes couldn't be higher. 

If Kobach wins the Republican primary election on Aug. 4 but loses the general on Nov. 3, it will be the first time Republicans haven't held the Kansas Senate seat since 1932, the longest tenure of any party and any seat. Such a defeat could risk the Senate's balance of power, with the chamber's composition of 53 seats for the GOP and 47 for the Democratic and independent caucus likely to change.