2022 Nevada Senate race: Catherine Cortez Masto vs. Adam Laxalt
CBSN
In Nevada, the outcome of Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's race to defend her seat against the challenge from Republican Adam Laxalt may not be known for days. On Wednesday afternoon, with about 80% of the results in, Laxalt was leading by around 2 points, or a little under 23,000, but the votes are still being counted in the state's most populous county.
Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria told reporters in Las Vegas Wednesday that he expects that the ballots may be counted by next Thursday, at the latest, and the canvass of the vote would take place next Friday. About 27,000 mail-in ballots in Clark County have not yet been counted.
Cortez Masto, 58, is considered to be the most vulnerable Democratic senator fighting for reelection, and if Laxalt, a former state attorney general, defeats her, it will be a crucial pickup for Republicans looking to flip the seat and gain control of the upper chamber. Three Senate races remain to be decided. In addition to Nevada, Arizona's Senate race is yet to be called, and Georgia's Senate race is going to a runoff in early December.
