November 8, 2022
Nevada Senate Election Results 2022: Cortez Masto defeats Laxalt
d
Incumbent
Projected winner
Catherine
Cortez Masto
48.8%
498,316
r
Adam
Laxalt
48.0%
490,388
100% expected votes in
d
Catherine Cortez Masto
Incumbent
48.8%
498,316
r
Adam Laxalt
48.0%
490,388
100% expected votes in
Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto narrowly defeated GOP challenger Adam Laxalt, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump who helped him challenge Nevada's 2020 election results. Her victory means Democrats keep control of the Senate.
100%
expected
vote in
expected
vote in
County
- Carson City100% in
- Churchill100% in
- Clark100% in
- Douglas100% in
- Elko100% in
dem
Incumbent
Catherine Cortez MastoMasto48.8%
498,316
Percent
- 43.6%
- 24.5%
- 52.4%
- 32.5%
- 20.3%
Votes
- 10,337
- 2,423
- 357,275
- 9,466
- 3,286
gop
Adam LaxaltLaxalt
48.0%
490,388
Percent
- 52.5%
- 71.2%
- 44.6%
- 64.8%
- 75.2%
Votes
- 12,451
- 7,032
- 304,133
- 18,890
- 12,180
other
None of these candidatescandidates
1.2%
12,441
Percent
- 1.3%
- 1.5%
- 1.2%
- 1%
- 1.4%
Votes
- 308
- 153
- 8,216
- 288
- 219
other
Barry LindemannLindemann
0.8%
8,075
Percent
- 1%
- 1.1%
- 0.7%
- 0.7%
- 1.3%
Votes
- 234
- 110
- 4,989
- 214
- 204
lib
Neil ScottScott
0.6%
6,422
Percent
- 0.7%
- 1%
- 0.6%
- 0.6%
- 0.9%
Votes
- 175
- 99
- 4,041
- 173
- 149
other
Barry RubinsonRubinson
0.5%
5,208
Percent
- 0.8%
- 0.6%
- 0.5%
- 0.5%
- 0.9%
Votes
- 189
- 63
- 3,144
- 138
- 153
100%
expected
vote in
expected
vote in
% in
- 100% in
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Nevada Senate exit polls
National exit pollsUpdated at Feb. 9, 2023
- Cortez Masto
- Laxalt
- None of these candidates
Gender
Male (46%)
Female (54%)
Race
White (67%)
Black (11%)
Latino (12%)
Asian (4%)
Other (5%)
Race
White (67%)
Non-White (33%)
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The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)
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