Catherine Cortez Masto defeats Adam Laxalt

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., received her reelection bid in opposition to former state Lawyer Common Adam Laxalt, defending a swing-state seat for the Democrats, NBC Information projected.

The victory is a lift to the Democratic Occasion in its bid to carry Senate management, as Nevada represented one of many GOP’s greatest probabilities to select up a seat. The Nevada race was one of many final resolved U.S. Senate contests: Georgia will maintain a Dec. 6 runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

Cortez Masto has represented Nevada within the U.S. Senate since 2017, the primary Latina elected to the chamber. The previous state legal professional normal changed the late Sen. Harry Reid, who held the seat from 1987 to 2017.

The Nevada Democrat campaigned on complete immigration reform and abortion rights. She warned that Senate Republicans would attempt to push for a complete abortion ban if Laxalt, who was backed by former President Donald Trump, was elected.

Cortez Masto additionally touted the Biden administration’s hottest insurance policies, together with the Inflation Discount Act, which she mentioned will carry down prices and make well being care extra inexpensive.

Cortez Masto served two phrases as Nevada’s legal professional normal from 2007 to 2015.