The 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the

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to represent the

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. In the election, incumbent

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Catherine Cortez Masto Catherine Marie Cortez Masto (born March 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Cortez Masto served as the 32nd ...

narrowly defeated her

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challenger, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt. Nevada's election results were slowed due to state law that allowed voters to submit mail-in ballots until November 12, and allowed voters to fix clerical problems in their mail-in ballots until November 14, 2022. According to

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, Cortez Masto won 62% of

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, 64% of young voters, and 52% of women. Cortez Masto made protecting

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a central issue of her campaign. Many experts and forecasters saw Nevada as Republicans' best chance to pickup a seat in the Senate. Cortez Masto flipped Washoe County, improving her 2016 margin by 1.5%, although Laxalt improved on Joe Heck's margin in rural counties, and performed slightly better in Clark County. With a margin of 0.77%, this was the closest Senate race of the 2022 election cycle.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent U.S. Senator (2017–present) and former Attorney General of Nevada (2007–2015)

Eliminated in primary

*Stephanie Kasheta *Corey Reid *Allen Rheinhart,

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activist and candidate for governor in 2014, U.S. Senate in 2016 and Nevada's 1st congressional district in

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Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Adam Laxalt, former Attorney General of Nevada (2015–2019), nominee for Governor in 2018, and son of former

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and grandson of former U.S. Senator

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Eliminated in primary

* Sam Brown,

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veteran,

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recipient, candidate for District 102 of the

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in 2014 and great-grandson of

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* William "Bill" Conrad, Retired Combat Veteran * Bill Hockstedler, healthcare executive and

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veteran * Sharelle Mendenhall, pageant queen * Tyler Perkins * Carlo Poliak, retired sanitation worker and perennial candidate * Paul Rodriguez

Declined

Mark Amodei Mark Eugene Amodei ( ; born June 12, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district since 2011. The only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation since 2019, Amodei ...

, U.S. Representative for (2011–present) ''( running for re-election)'' *

Heidi Gansert Heidi Seevers Gansert (born 1963) is an American politician, businessperson, and engineer from the state of Nevada serving in the Nevada Senate, representing the 15th district since 2016. She served in the Nevada Assembly from 2004 through 201 ...

, state senator for the 15th district (2016–present) *

Dean Heller Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator for Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada from 1995 ...

, former U.S. Senator (2011–2019) and former U.S. Representative for (2007–2011) ''( running for governor)'' * Ben Kieckhefer, state senator for the 16th district (2010–present) *

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, president of the

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(2020–present) and former

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(2011–2019)

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

;Graphical summary

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

* Neil Scott, accountant

Independent American primary

Candidates

Declared

* Barry Rubinson, nominee for in

Independents

Candidates

Declared

*Barry Lindemann, asset manager

Not on ballot

* J. J. Destin, truck driver * Gretchen Rae Lowe

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;Aggregate polls ;Graphical summary ;Catherine Cortez Masto vs. Sam Brown

Results

Cortez Masto won urban Clark County and Washoe County, home to

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and

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respectively. Combined, these two counties contain more than 80% of the state's total population. While her margin in Clark County fell from 11% in 2016 to 8% in this election, she flipped Washoe County, which she lost by less than 1% in 2016, with a 4% margin of victory. Laxalt won by landslide margins in Nevada's rural counties, but they are lightly populated and cast less than 16% of the total vote. In the end, Cortez Masto's victories in the state's two largest counties gave her too large a lead for Laxalt to overcome in rural Nevada. As of 2022, no Republican has won any U.S. Senate race in

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since 2012.

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
J. J. Destin (I) for Senate

Catherine Cortez Masto (D) for Senate

Adam Laxalt (R) for Senate
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Independent American primary

Candidates

Declared

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Not on ballot

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

Notes

References

External links