Independent candidate Greg Orman is beating out both incumbent Pat Roberts and Democratic challenger Chad Taylor in the race for the Kansas Senate seat Roberts occupies, according to a new poll.

The latest survey on the rapidly changing race, conducted by Public Policy Polling, gives Orman a seven-point edge over Roberts, 41 percent to 34 percent. Taylor, who is trying to remove his name from the November ballot, comes in at 6 percent, barely ahead of Libertarian candidate Randall Batson at 4 percent.

When pitted against each other head-to-head, 46 percent favored Orman and 36 percent favored Roberts, with 17 percent unsure.

Orman’s emergence over the last few weeks comes after Taylor tried to withdraw from the race, leading many of his supporters to unite against Roberts and back Orman. The Kansas secretary of state’s office said Taylor failed to provide adequate explanation for his removal, meaning he will stay on the ballot for now. On Tuesday, the state’s supreme court heard arguments about the dispute, after the candidate appealed the decision to keep him in the race.

Meanwhile, in the state’s gubernatorial election, the poll found Democratic challenger Paul Davis leading Republican governor Sam Brownback 42 percent to 38 percent.