Nevada US Senate Race

Catherine Cortez Masto sits in the center of a table with three other people. There is a firefighter in a white shirt and black tie on either side of her. Everyone is masked and looking at someone who is out of focus.

Nevada re-elects Democratic Sen. Cortez Masto, determining balance of the U.S. Senate

Lucia Starbuck

Nevada Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has won a second term in office. The race was neck and neck with Republican challenger Adam Laxalt. The Associated Press didn’t call it until a large batch of mail-in ballots came in from Clark County on Saturday evening, putting Cortez Masto in the lead. With her win, Democrats retain control of the Senate.

Adam Laxalt is walking along an outdoor stage while waving and smiling. The background is blurred, but a crowd can be seen holding various campaign-related signage behind him.

Politics and Policy

Fourteen members of Laxalt family endorse Democratic rival, Cortez Masto, in Senate race

Jacob Solis

Fourteen members of Republican Senate candidate and former Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s family announced Wednesday that they would collectively endorse his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, in the heated race for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Nevada experiencing major unemployment claim backlog, median rent in Reno above $1,600

Lucretia Cunningham

Read or listen to the news headlines for Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Nevada candidate for U.S. Senate Adam Laxalt stands behind a dais to the left of the center of the frame. On the right, Sheriffs Jesse Watts and Aitor Narvaiza are wearing cowboy hats. On the left, Sheriff Dan Coverley wears a tan uniform.

Politics and Policy

In Nevada, a Senate candidate embraces far-right ‘constitutional sheriffs’ group

Bert Johnson

As far-right extremism surges, a Nevada Senate race is giving a platform to a controversial group of sheriffs who buck federal authority.

Politics and Policy

Democrats Win Big In Nevada Midterm Elections

Paul Boger

Democrats in Nevada saw big wins across the Silver State on election night, winning several statewide offices including U.S. Senate and governor. KUNR’s…

Politics and Policy

Tight US Senate Race Draws Big Names For Rosen & Heller

Bree Zender

The results of the race for Nevada’s open U.S. Senate seat will reach beyond the state itself. That’s why many big names in politics are traveling to the…