LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen pulled ahead of her opponent, Republican Sam Brown, early Thursday as Clark County added about 55,000 votes to its total.
As of midnight Thursday, Rosen led Brown by 12,699 votes — or about 1%. The new batch of votes included Election Day mail and ballots dropped off at voting locations on Election Day, the county said.
As of Thursday morning, the Associated Press had not called the race in either candidate’s favor. 8 News Now believes that at least several thousand mail-in ballots had yet to be processed in Clark and Washoe counties.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 12,736 mail-in ballots statewide needed a signature cure — meaning the ballot will not be counted until a county clerk can verify the voter’s signature. Voters will be notified if they have a phone number, email or address on file. Voters can also visit cure.nv.gov for more information.
Earlier on Wednesday, heavily Republican Nye County released its voting data, swaying the race toward Brown. He led Rosen by 2,188 votes — or 0.2%. Rosen later gained votes as Washoe County released updated totals.
During speeches Tuesday night, neither Brown nor Rosen claimed victory.
The race echoes the 2022 Senate race between Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and former attorney general and Republican Adam Laxalt. Laxalt led Cortez Masto in the days after the election, but late-arriving mail-in votes swung the race in Cortez Masto’s favor.
The Associated Press called the 2022 race the Saturday after Election Day. The race received much national attention as the Senate’s control hinged on Cortez Masto. This year, Republicans have already won control of the Senate with at least a 52-seat majority.
Nevada accepts mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted until Nov. 9. Voters have until Nov. 12 to cure their ballot should there be a signature verification issue.
