If the forecast is correct, it means that the Democrats will clinch a 50th seat in the Senate and retain power in the House by virtue of the vice president’s casting vote. There could be another mandate, from Georgia, where the election on Tuesday was so even that there will be a re-election in December. The Republicans have so far secured 49 seats.
Cortez Masto took the lead after more than 20,000 postal votes were counted from Nevada’s largest county, where Las Vegas is located, among other things. She received 61 percent of those votes, giving her a lead of nearly 5,000 votes across Nevada.
Nevada counts all mail-in ballots that were mailed no later than Election Day, which causes the vote count to take time.
The loss of Adam Laxalt is another example of setbacks for Republicans who supported former President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in 2020. Before the midterm elections, Trump visited Nevada twice to support Laxalt and other Republican candidates.
However, it is clear that the Republican Joe Lombardo, sheriff of Clark County, will win the election for governor of Nevada against the incumbent governor Steve Sisolak, who has been heavily criticized for the shutdowns during the pandemic. Lombardo was Donald Trump’s running mate in the Republican primary for governor.