WASHINGTON — Democrats are poised to keep control of the U.S. Senate after Catherine Cortez Masto prevailed in the election for a closely fought seat in Nevada that opponent Adam Laxalt is likely to contest.
Two networks, MSNBC and CNN, called the race for the incumbent after she opened an 0.5 percentage-point lead in the vote count on Saturday after the Nov. 8 election. Interim results showed her leading by 48.7% to 48.2% for Laxalt.
Nevada, a battleground state where voters have strongly supported abortion rights but face some of the country’s most severe housing and energy inflation, was considered a bellwether in an election year dominated by those issues.
