With some 96% of the ballots counted, AP, CNN, NBC and Edison Research called key Nevada race for Democrats
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto took a narrow lead against Republican challenger Adam Laxalt on Saturday night in Nevada’s crucial race, with multiple major US media outlets already calling the race and projecting Democrats to solidify their grip on the Senate.
The Republican had maintained a narrow lead up until Saturday evening, when with some 96% of the ballots counted, CNN, NBC and Edison Research all projected the Democrat to win. Mail-in votes from the state’s most urban areas, Las Vegas and Reno, pushed Masto over the top.
Victories declared by major media outlets on Saturday for Masto and another incumbent Democrat, Arizona’s Mark Kelly, ensure that President Joe Biden’s party will retain control of the Senate. Democrats will hold at least 50 of the chamber’s 100 seats, even if incumbent Raphael Warnock loses…
