Campaign spending in the Senate contest was expected to surpass $50 million during the next three months, said Bob Beatty, a political science professor at Washburn University in Topeka. “The Kansas Senate race by the end of it by November will be the No. “My guess is, once Trump endorsed, (Masterson) was at you know maybe 40 points, and just sort of … coasted through the election,” Beatty said. Holscher also took an anti-establishment approach in the primary, Beatty said. The judicial election amendment on Tuesday’s ballot failed 61% to 39%, while the previous abortion amendment was defeated 59% to 41%.