Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, retained her Senate seat after beating Republican Adam Laxalt.
Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto will defeat Republican Adam Laxalt in the Nevada Senate race, NBC News projected.
The victory is a boost to Democrats in their bid to hold Senate control, as Nevada represented one of the GOP's best chances to pick up a seat. U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto speaks at a campaign rally for Nevada Democrats at Cheyenne High School on November 01, 2022 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., won her reelection bid against former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, defending a swing-state seat for the Democrats, NBC News projected.
The victory is a boost to the Democratic Party in its bid to hold Senate control, as Nevada represented one of the GOP's best chances to pick up a seat. The Nevada race was one of the last resolved U.S. Senate contests: Georgia will hold a Dec. 6 runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.
Cortez Masto has represented Nevada in the U.S. Senate since 2017, the first Latina elected to the chamber. The former state attorney general replaced the late Sen. Harry Reid, who held the seat from 1987 to 2017.
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