LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Nevada Republican leader addressed claims of election fraud Thursday saying in part, “I will not be entertaining meritless conspiracy theories,” as it appears Senate candidate Sam Brown was losing his race amid President-Elect Donald Trump’s win.
Nevada National Committeewoman Sigal Chattah, who unsuccessfully ran as a Republican for Nevada Attorney General in 2022, commented on X.
As of Thursday afternoon, incumbent Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen was leading Brown by about 12,000 votes — or 1%. Trump won Nevada’s six electoral votes by about 3 percentage points, becoming the first Republican to win the state since 2004.
“Nobody is stealing NV’s US Senate race when GOP has gained control of the Senate and produced a trifecta,” Chattah posted on the platform formally known as Twitter. “Trump’s success in Nevada may likely be a result of many Dems/Indy’s [sic] aligning themselves with Trump’s messaging on economy, crime, etc. Nevada voters have previously demonstrated an affinity to ‘Split the ticket’ in past cycles.”
In 2022, as Nevadans elected Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, the majority also elected Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
“I will not be entertaining meritless conspiracy theories,” Chattah posted.
In 2020, Trump claimed widespread fraud without ever providing evidence of his claims. Several lawsuits filed that year in Nevada regarding possible fraud were dismissed.
Nevada accepts mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted for four days after the election. Voters also have several days to cure their ballot should there be a signature verification issue. These totals are added in the days after the election, leaving people to come to their own false conclusions about fraud.
Before 2024, Trump encouraged voters to avoid voting by mail, leading these late vote totals to skew toward Democrats. In 2024, more Republicans voted early or by mail than in years past, though results from Clark County tend to lean toward Democrats.
There is no evidence of any widespread fraud in any Nevada elections.
