Nevada Democrats still hold the power in the state Legislature but have fallen short of winning a two-thirds supermajority in both houses that would have stripped Republican Gov.
Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state.
Nevada is a key state to watch in the 2024 election. Although it has the fewest electoral votes of the seven battleground states, its results could potentially tip the balance of the presidential race.
Donald Trump won Nevada with a majority of the vote and a 3.4-point lead over Kamala Harris. Jacky Rosen was also declared the winner over Sam Brown.
Republicans have not won a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada in a dozen years, and Rosen, the incumbent, had been ahead in the polls leading up to the election.
Ms. Rosen, the low-key incumbent, hung on, but the race was closer than expected amid President-elect Donald J. Trump’s strength.
The Associated Press has called the presidential race in the state of Nevada for President-elect Trump, awarding him six more electoral votes over Vice President Harris.
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won re-election in Nevada, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Sam Brown and holding on to an important seat for her party.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s victory in Nevada was the first for Republicans in a presidential election since 2004.
Comparing the actual number of people who voted, the past two general elections are similar. In 2020, 1,407,761 people voted in Nevada, In the 2024 election, 1,415,029 people voted, though that number could increase as the final ballots are counted.
President-elect Donald Trump has won his sixth battleground state of the 2024 election, beating Vice President Kamala Harris in Nevada.