Democrats may have a glimmer of hope in deep-red Kansas after election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted the state’s Senate race one notch toward competitiveness following pastor Adam Hamilton’s Democratic primary victory.

Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the race Tuesday from “Safe Republican” to “Likely Republican,” citing Hamilton’s profile as the founder of the nation’s largest United Methodist church, his strong fundraising, and a political environment that could give Democrats an opening in a state that has occasionally backed Democratic governors despite its conservative tilt.