Cortez Masto wins Nevada Senate race, clinching Democratic control of Senate

November 12, 2022
Cortez Masto wins Nevada Senate race, clinching Democratic control of Senate
Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto speaks during a rally ahead of the midterm elections in Henderson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Saturday in a victory that guarantees the Senate will be controlled by Democrats in 2023.

Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Richard Cowan; Editing by William Mallard)

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