Pat Roberts Projected to Defeat Greg Orman in Kansas Senate Race
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(L) OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SHAWNEE / (C) US SENATE / (R) ORMAN FOR SENATE(WASHINGTON) — Based on analysis of the vote in so far, ABC News has projected Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., will win the Kansas Senate race Tuesday night despite a strong last-minute push from independent Greg Orman.
Republicans needed to hold on to the seat in order to gain control of the Senate.
The fate of Roberts’ Senate seat came into question when Democrat Chad Taylor dropped out of the Senate race in September, paving the way for Orman to jump in the polls.
Roberts, who has represented Kansas in Washington, D.C. since 1981, faced setbacks in the campaign over questions about his residency as well as concern from conservative voters about his track record in Washington, D.C.
Orman, a little-known businessman, had declined to say which party he would caucus with should he win the Senate seat, but Republicans suspected he would align himself with Senate Democrats.
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