President Donald Trump is coming back to Kansas in final push for Marshall

Kacen Bayless, The Kansas City Star on Oct 26, 2026

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President Donald Trump is coming back to Kansas for the second time this month.

Trump will hold a rally at a not-yet-disclosed location in Salina on Saturday, a representative from the Republican National Committee confirmed to The Star. The event will start at 10:30 a.m. and Trump is expected to speak at noon, according to an RSVP page.

The event comes as national Republicans have descended on Kansas in recent weeks to rally support for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who’s locked in a tight reelection bid. The race has become an unlikely battleground ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Trump traveled to Park City, a Wichita suburb, last week. Vice President JD Vance was in Topeka on Monday and went to Olathe last month.

The extraordinary barnstorming tour comes as Marshall faces a strong Democratic challenge from the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist pastor. Hamilton is campaigning to become the state’s first Democratic senator since 1932.

A constellation of factors — the economy, Trump’s poor polling numbers, a strong challenger and a series of controversies for Marshall — has made Kansas one of the most closely-watched states in the nation this year.

Hamilton has billed himself as a moderate Democrat and his campaign has centered around moderation. Throughout the race, the pastor has emphasized lowering the cost of goods and sought to cast Marshall as closely aligned with an unpopular president.

Marshall, meanwhile, has embraced Trump. The incumbent senator acknowledged in a recent interview that the president’s visits to Kansas were vital to his reelection campaign.

“We don’t win this race unless President Trump’s voters get out and vote. That’s how close it is,” Marshall said. “He’s got to present his case that he’s on the ticket.”