November 8, 2022

Nevada Senate Election Results 2022: Cortez Masto defeats Laxalt

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Incumbent

Projected winner

Catherine

Cortez Masto

48.8%

498,316

Adam

Laxalt

48.0%

490,388

100% expected votes in

Catherine Cortez Masto

Incumbent

48.8%

498,316

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

County

Carson City100% in
Churchill100% in
Clark100% in
Douglas100% in
Elko100% in

dem

Incumbent

Catherine Cortez MastoMasto

48.8%

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

% in

100% in
100% in
100% in
100% in
100% in

Nevada Senate exit polls

National exit polls

Updated at Aug. 22, 10:09 AM ET

Cortez Masto
Laxalt
None of these candidates

Gender

Male (46%)

43%

54%

Female (54%)

53%

44%

Race

White (66%)

41%

58%

Black (11%)

83%

14%

Latino (15%)

63%

30%

Asian (4%)

57%

42%

Other (4%)

36%

54%

Race

White (66%)

41%

58%

Non-White (34%)

66%

29%

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Nevada Senate exit polls

Gender

Race

Race

Sex by race

Age

Age

Age

Education

Education

Education by race

Education by gender among white voters

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

Party by gender

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Are you currently married?

Gender by marital status

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

Is this the first time you have ever voted in a midterm election?

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted today:

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

In the last year, has inflation caused you and your family:

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

Do you think immigrants to the U.S. today do more to:

In the 2020 election for president, did you vote for:

Do you think that Joe Biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020?

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

Was one reason for your vote today:

Was one reason for your vote today:

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for U.S. Senate?

Was your vote for U.S. senator mainly:

In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the Senate?

In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the Senate?

Are Catherine Cortez Masto's views too extreme?

Are Adam Laxalt’s views too extreme?

Are Catherine Cortez Masto or Adam Laxalt's views too extreme?

In today's election for governor, did you just vote for:

In today's election for secretary of state, did you just vote for:

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Region

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