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Rachel Treisman

Sen. Cortez Masto, who gave Democrats the Senate, says people want solutions

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) attends an election event on Tuesday, several days before narrowly winning her race. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto narrowly won reelection over the weekend, giving her party control of the U.S. Senate for another two years.

She beat Trump-backed Republican Adam Laxalt by roughly 7,000 votes — a much slimmer margin than in 2016, when she was first elected to the Senate (and notably became the first Latina woman to do so).

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