Why the AP called control of the US Senate for the Democrats
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the AP called control of the US Senate for the Democrats

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats held control of the Senate on Saturday after The Associated Press declared Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto the winner in the Nevada Senate race. Her victory over Republican Adam Laxalt meant Democrats would hold onto a narrow lead in the chamber, controlling at least 50 seats and with the vice president’s tiebreaking vote, the majority. Cortez Masto got a 5,000-vote lead over Laxalt after Las Vegas’ Clark County gave an updated vote count late Saturday, and even with some votes from rural counties left to count, her advantage would hold, The Associated Press determined. The AP determined that the incumbent’s advantage would hold, even though rural counties are likely to produce votes that favor Laxalt.

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Why AP called the Arizona Senate race for Ruben Gallego
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1 month, 1 week ago

Why AP called the Arizona Senate race for Ruben Gallego

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press declared Democrat Ruben Gallego the winner of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat after vote updates on Monday and over the weekend increased his statewide lead and closed off any remaining paths to victory for Republican Kari Lake. Gallego had large leads over Lake in the core four Democratic counties and was also slightly ahead in Maricopa …

Why AP called Arizona for Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AP called Arizona for Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press declared President-elect Donald Trump the winner in Arizona on Saturday night after vote updates in Maricopa and other counties added to his overall lead, putting the state out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris. Here’s a look at how the AP called this race: CANDIDATES: President: Harris vs. Trump vs. Chase Oliver vs. Jill …

Why AP called the Nevada Senate race for Jacky Rosen
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AP called the Nevada Senate race for Jacky Rosen

Associated Press  

Follow AP’s coverage of Donald Trump’s transition back to the White House. WASHINGTON — Democratic incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection early Saturday morning after The Associated Press declared she had beat Republican Sam Brown in a race that turned on Rosen’s strong performance in the state’s two largest counties — Clark and Washoe. Here’s a look at how the …

Why AP called Nevada’s presidential race for Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AP called Nevada’s presidential race for Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump won his sixth battleground state of the 2024 election early Saturday, beating Vice President Kamala Harris in Nevada. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner after concluding there were not enough uncounted ballots in the state’s strongest Democratic areas to overcome the former president’s 46,000-vote lead over the Democratic nominee. Here’s a look at how …

Why AP called the Montana Senate race for Republican Tim Sheehy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AP called the Montana Senate race for Republican Tim Sheehy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Tim Sheehy shaved Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s margins in Montana’s populous counties and ran up his lead in the state’s more rural regions building a cushion the incumbent couldn’t catch when The Associated Press called the race. In Lewis and Clark and Yellowstone counties — home to the capital Helena and the state’s most populous city, Billings …

Republicans aim to flip crucial Senate seat in bid for majority
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans aim to flip crucial Senate seat in bid for majority

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, who is in charge of flipping the chamber from blue to red this November, said Tuesday he expects his home state will play a key role in ensuring a Republican majority come January. “I think both of those issues are going to be less powerful in the ‘24 election.” On abortion specifically, he …

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown mounts 2nd bid for US Senate in Nevada after losing GOP primary in 2022
1 year, 5 months ago

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown mounts 2nd bid for US Senate in Nevada after losing GOP primary in 2022

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Sam Brown made his long-awaited U.S. Senate candidacy official on Monday, jumping into the race to take on Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen a year after losing the Republican nomination to challenge Nevada’s other U.S. senator. And she is carrying out their mission instead of ours.” Brown, a Purple Heart recipient, …

Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recount
1 year, 11 months ago

Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recount

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A recount of votes has confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh in the Arizona attorney general’s race, one of the closest elections in state history. The highly anticipated results announced Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court are among the last in the country to come out of November’s election and solidified another victory for Democrats …

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans
2 years, 1 month ago

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans

Associated Press  

Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday after The Associated Press declared Mike Garcia the winner of a race in California, securing the party the requisite 218th seat for the majority in the chamber. It took more than a week after the Nov. 8 midterm elections for Republicans to reach the minimum 218 seats needed to flip the …

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans
2 years, 1 month ago

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It took more than a week after the Nov. 8 midterm elections for Republicans …

Why the AP hasn’t called control of the House yet
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the AP hasn’t called control of the House yet

Associated Press  

The GOP’s wait for a U.S. House majority dragged into a second week, as the amount of votes still to be counted after Tuesday in California and elsewhere kept The Associated Press from calling the final seat Republicans need for control. A week after polls closed in the 2022 midterm elections, the AP had called 217 seats in the House …

Trump-backed Nevada GOP Senate candidate concedes loss
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump-backed Nevada GOP Senate candidate concedes loss

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada conceded on Tuesday that he lost, issuing statements saying that he won’t contest the result but calling mail-in balloting a “tactic” that tilted the balance. “I am confident that any challenge of this election would not alter the ultimate outcome,” GOP candidate Adam Laxalt said in …

A stunningly accurate prediction on House and Senate control from August has gone viral after results
2 years, 1 month ago

A stunningly accurate prediction on House and Senate control from August has gone viral after results

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He wrote: “Based on special elections and generic ballot and president approval trends, I’d …

Democrats Focus on Georgia after Nearing Senate Control but Republicans Vow to Fight Biden’s Agenda in Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Focus on Georgia after Nearing Senate Control but Republicans Vow to Fight Biden’s Agenda in Congress

News 18  

Democrats were in a rare victorious mood on Sunday after the win in Nevada handed them control of the US Senate following the midterm elections. The Democrats underperformed in the US House of Representatives elections but their victories over Trump-backed candidates and election deniers and averting an expected red wave in the US Congress has handed them some confidence. On …

Why AP called Nevada Senate race for Catherine Cortez Masto
2 years, 1 month ago

Why AP called Nevada Senate race for Catherine Cortez Masto

Associated Press  

The Associated Press called the Nevada Senate race for Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Saturday after a batch of votes from the Las Vegas area gave her a 5,000-vote lead that the AP determined she would not relinquish. The AP concluded Cortez Masto’s lead would carry even if Republican Adam Laxalt made gains in rural Nevada counties that are …

Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda. “We got a lot done and we’ll do a lot more for the American people,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Saturday night. I’m looking forward to the next couple …

Big win for Biden as Democrats keep Senate majority
2 years, 1 month ago

Big win for Biden as Democrats keep Senate majority

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden's agenda. If Democrats manage to pull off a win in the House, it would mean full control of Congress for Democrats and another chance to advance Biden priorities, which he has said include …

Democrats retain control of U.S. Senate after win in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats retain control of U.S. Senate after win in Nevada

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate on Saturday, a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a Republican win over both houses of Congress. But the wave never got much beyond a ripple and on Saturday U.S. networks called the key Senate race in Nevada for Democrat incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, giving the party the …

Democrats seal Senate majority as Catherine Cortez Masto wins re-election in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats seal Senate majority as Catherine Cortez Masto wins re-election in Nevada

The Independent  

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Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won election to a second term representing Nevada on Saturday, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party’s control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Cortez Masto, the state’s former two-term attorney general, focused her Senate campaign on the increasing threat to abortion access nationwide and …

Cortez Masto wins Nevada — victory cements Senate control for the Dems
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto wins Nevada — victory cements Senate control for the Dems

Raw Story  

Democrats have been projected winners of the United States Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was projected winner of the battleground U.S. Senate race in Nevada. According to projections from NBC News and CBS News, Cortez Mastro triumphed over Republican Adam Laxalt, the state's former attorney general, who also lost his 2018 campaign for governor. In a Thursday conference call …

Democrats keep control of Senate as Cortez Masto wins in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats keep control of Senate as Cortez Masto wins in Nevada

Al Jazeera  

Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada gives Democrats the 50 seats they needed to keep the Senate. President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has retained control of the United States Senate after winning a closely contested race in the state of Nevada. “The American people rejected — soundly rejected — the anti-democratic, authoritarian, nasty and divisive direction the MAGA Republicans wanted …

US midterm election results: Catherine Cortez Masto re-elected in Nevada, securing Democrats majority control of Senate
2 years, 1 month ago

US midterm election results: Catherine Cortez Masto re-elected in Nevada, securing Democrats majority control of Senate

ABC  

Incumbent US senator Catherine Cortez Masto has been re-elected in Nevada, securing the Democrats their 50th seat and maintaining their majority control of the Senate. Senate overall Loading Democrats win: Nevada Senator Cortez Masto's win means the Democrats maintain their control of the Senate given Vice-President Kamala Harris's tiebreaker vote. Loading Senator Cortez Masto, Nevada's former attorney-general, was first elected …

Are Dems on verge of taking the Senate? Republican lead in Nevada cut to 826 votes with 94% counted
2 years, 1 month ago

Are Dems on verge of taking the Senate? Republican lead in Nevada cut to 826 votes with 94% counted

Daily Mail  

The battle for control of the Senate was being fought in Nevada on Friday night, as the Republican challenger's lead narrowed to just 826 votes - with more votes expected to arrive at counting centers on Saturday. Messages from campaign staff to an advisor obtained by DailyMail.com show that Laxalt's staff are worried about what the last batch of votes …

Control of Congress: Why the AP hasn’t called Senate, House
2 years, 1 month ago

Control of Congress: Why the AP hasn’t called Senate, House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Which political party will control either chamber of Congress hangs in the balance three days and counting after the 2022 midterm elections. If Democrats keep control of 50 seats, they keep the Senate because of Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. COUNTING CONTINUES Key races, like contests for governor in Arizona and U.S. Senate in Nevada, remained uncalled …

Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark Kelly
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark Kelly

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Blake Masters wasn’t posting the numbers of votes he needed in Election Day ballots as they were counted and released by officials in Arizona’s biggest county. The Republican challenger was significantly outpacing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly only in a small number of vote batches coming in from Maricopa County; in nearly all other cases, Kelly had a slight …

Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems 1 seat from Senate control
2 years, 1 month ago

Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems 1 seat from Senate control

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put his party one victory away from clinching control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. “I’m humbled by the trust our state has placed in me to continue …

Cortez Masto Narrows In On Laxalt In Nevada Senate Race
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto Narrows In On Laxalt In Nevada Senate Race

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LAS VEGAS — With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, Nevada’s protracted ballot count ground through a fourth day Friday as election officials tallied thousands of votes ahead of a Saturday deadline to accept finally arriving mail-ins. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was running barely behind Republican Adam Laxalt, but with the remaining tens of …

Arizona election win puts Democrats one seat from Senate control
2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona election win puts Democrats one seat from Senate control

Al Jazeera  

‘I’m humbled by the trust our state has placed in me to continue this work,’ Democratic Senator Mark Kelly said on Friday. Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has won his bid for re-election in the crucial swing state of Arizona, United States, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put the Democrats one seat away from clinching control of the Senate …

Undecided Nevada race could secure Senate majority for Democrats
2 years, 1 month ago

Undecided Nevada race could secure Senate majority for Democrats

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With the Georgia senate race between Senator Raphael …

Race for Nevada’s US Senate candidates too early to call
2 years, 1 month ago

Race for Nevada’s US Senate candidates too early to call

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The nail-biting race between Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt remained too early to call after polls closed across Nevada Tuesday night. Laxalt and Cortez Masto have been locked in a tight race for weeks, both hitting hard on national party talking points: Laxalt blaming inflation and illegal immigration on Democratic policies, …

What happens in Vegas... could decide who controls the Senate
2 years, 1 month ago

What happens in Vegas... could decide who controls the Senate

Daily Mail  

The fate of who controls the Senate in next year’s Congress could fall to one battleground race in the American southwest – though it’s not attracting the nationwide attention like high-profile elections in other parts of the country. ‘So it sometimes gets forgotten, which is bizarre, given that it's a very real pick up opportunity for Republicans – and one …

Control of US Senate could come down to tight Nevada race
2 years, 2 months ago

Control of US Senate could come down to tight Nevada race

Associated Press  

A frenzied race for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat is shaping up to be one of the closest in the country and both candidates hope their messages on abortion, immigration, inflation or public safety will tip the balance in their favor. As Election Day draws near, both are continuing to follow the same campaign playbooks as their national parties, with Cortez …

Democrats have improved their Senate odds — but here's how Republicans could still pull off a victory
2 years, 2 months ago

Democrats have improved their Senate odds — but here's how Republicans could still pull off a victory

Raw Story  

On Friday, writing for The New York Times, Lauren Leatherby and Jonathan Weisman outlined the current state of play for control of the U.S. Senate in the November midterm elections. "Earlier this year, Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat in Georgia, had been considered one of the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats as he took on Herschel Walker, a scandal-prone Republican backed …

GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control
2 years, 7 months ago

GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The man Republicans hope could be their 51st senator, putting them back in power, took the stage recently at a rowdy country music bar in Las Vegas packed with excited voters. “This election will be focused on inflation, the price of gas and Joe Biden’s first two years in office,” said Jeremy Hughes, a GOP strategist in …

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Faces Tough Reelection Fight
2 years, 8 months ago

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Faces Tough Reelection Fight

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats are on defense in several Senate races amid a challenging political environment this year, and one of their toughest contests might be in Nevada. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who made history in 2016 when she was elected as the first Latina senator, faces strong headwinds in a purple state that has trended blue in recent elections. …

Sen. Tom Cotton: Laxalt key to GOP flipping the U.S. Senate
3 years, 4 months ago

Sen. Tom Cotton: Laxalt key to GOP flipping the U.S. Senate

The Independent  

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