Nevada Senate race : The campaign for Nevada’s coveted Senate seat has come down to the wire, with Republican candidate Adam Laxalt looking to maintain his dwindling lead on Saturday.
Her it is to inform that ” Here we are – we are up only 862 votes,” he tweeted on Saturday. “The race will come down to 20-30K Clark drop off ballots on Election Day.” So it can be seen from it.
Laxalt, who is running against incumbent Democrat Sen . Cortez Masto, said the razor-thin margins were due to mail-in ballots dropped off in Clark County,
DEMOCRATS ARE JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM KEEPING THE SENATE
Laxalt admitted the close contest and stated that mail-in ballots were supporting Democrats by greater margins than his campaign had anticipated.
“If they are Republican or marginally Democratic precincts, we can still win,” he added. “If they continue to trend heavily DEM, she will pass us.”
“Thank you for all the prayers from millions of Nevadans and Americans who believe we can still retake the Senate and begin to reclaim our country,” he addressed his supporters.
Republicans have faced tougher contests than they expected around the country, notably in Nevada, where Laxalt was anticipated to win ahead of the election and had an immediate significant lead against Cortez Masto.
Republicans have witnessed tighter races than they expected up and down the ballot.
CAN THE NEVADA SENATE RACE, IN WHICH GOP CANDIDATE LAXALT LEADS BY 800 VOTES, BE RECOUNTED?
However, as ballots continued to be tabulated in Nevada’s metropolitan centres, Cortez Masto’s popularity increased, and the vote margin between the Republican and Democratic candidates fell briefly below 800 votes Friday night.
The last day for mail-in ballots in Nevada is Saturday, and voters have until Monday to remedy any clerical issues on their ballots under the state’s “cure” system.
Nevada, like in 2020, will be critical in determining who gains majority authority in the Senate as Republicans seek to wrest control from Democrats.
Democrats and Republicans are evenly divided in the upper house, with both parties having obtained 49 members, but Democrats only need to win one more seat to establish the majority rule, thanks to the voting privileges handed to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Republicans will need to win Nevada and Georgia to wrest control of the Senate from their Democratic counterparts.
What you need to know about the pending votes in Nevada and Arizona
The razor-thin elections for Nevada’s Senate seat and Arizona’s governorship have yet to be called on Saturday, as counties in both states strive to reduce the tens of thousands of ballots that must still be counted.
Democrat Katie Hobbs leads Republican Kari Lake in the Arizona governor’s race by nearly 31,000 votes as of Saturday morning, after roughly 80,000 ballots were counted in Maricopa County, the state’s most populous. And, as of Friday evening, Republican Adam Laxalt held a narrow 800-vote edge over Democratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
While those contests are still up in the air, CNN predicts that Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly will defeat Republican Blake Masters in Arizona, and Republican Joe Lombardo will upset Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in Nevada.
Kelly’s Senate victory moves Democrats one seat closer to retaining control of the Senate, with only the Nevada race remaining uncalled. Regardless of the outcome of the Georgia Senate runoff, Democrats will require at least 50 seats if Cortez Masto is elected. If Laxalt wins, the Georgia run-off, as it did in 2021, will determine Senate control.
Meanwhile, control of the House is still up in the air, with 21 contests yet uncalled. According to CNN forecasts, Democrats have gained 203 seats so far, while Republicans have won 211 (218 members are required to win the House). California has many uncalled House races.
Regardless of the ultimate composition of both chambers next year, Republicans’ poor midterm showing has caused a reaction against House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, while a few Senate Republicans are clamoring for a postponement of next week’s scheduled leadership elections.
