2022 Nevada Senate Election
News coverage of the Nevada Senate election. See the race between Catherine Cortez Masto, polling at 44%, and Adam Laxalt, polling at 44%. Catherine Cortez Masto has been the Senator from Nevada since 2016. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our Nevada election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Senate page.
Top Nevada Candidates
Democrat CandidateCatherine Cortez Masto Polls: 44% Sample: 40,791Percentage of News: 45%
News Diet Breakdown
Left: 48%
Center: 46%
Republican CandidateAdam Laxalt Polls: 44% Sample: 38,445Percentage of News: 55%
News Diet Breakdown
13%
24%
Right: 63%
Coverage Breakdown
Coverage Breakdown is based on the number of articles published per candidate.
Catherine Cortez Masto
Adam Laxalt
Top 2022 Nevada Senate Election News
US & Canada · NevadaDemocratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Saturday in a victory that guarantees the Senate will be controlled by Democrats in 2023.See the Story
Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control
49% Center coverage: 200 sources
US & Canada · NevadaControl of the U.S. Senate may come down to Nevada, where a slow ballot count entered its final act Saturday in the nail-biter contest between Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.See the Story
Senate control may come down to Nevada as count nears end
68% Center coverage: 60 sources
Voting · Washington Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda. The fate of the House was still uncertain as the GOP struggled to pull together a slim majority there.See the Story
Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada
41% Left coverage: 46 sources
Latest 2022 Nevada Senate Election News
US & Canada · NevadaRepublican Adam Laxalt’s lead in the Nevada Senate race against incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D) narrowed to less than 800 votes on Friday night as party control of the upper chamber still hangs in the balance.
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Laxalt’s lead in Nevada Senate race narrows to under 800 votes
64% Center coverage: 34 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonJoe Biden says he is "incredibly pleased" with the turnout in the US election after Democrats clinched control of the Senate, a major victory for the president as he looks to his next two years in office.See the Story
Biden pleased with election turnout, says reflects quality of party's candidates
39% Right coverage: 18 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonDemocratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's victory in Nevada gave Democrats the 50 seats they needed to keep the Senate. The fate of the House was still uncertain as the GOP struggled to pull together a slim majority there. The party still lacks the 60 votes in the Senate needed to move many kinds of major legislative changes.See the Story
Schumer says midterms are ‘vindication’ for Democrats’ agenda after clinching Senate majority
50% Right coverage: 18 sources
US & Canada · RenoLess than a month before Election Day, 14 members of Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt’s family sent a letter endorsing his opponent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. “We staunchly believe that Catherine is well equipped with her own ‘Nevada grit’ — a quality that she will take forward in representation of our home state for six more years across the halls of Congress,” the letter states.See the Story
Cortez Masto endorsed by 14 members of GOP rival Laxalt’s family
61% Left coverage: 18 sources
US & CanadaRepublican Adam Laxalt has conceded in his race against Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto. His concession comes after Masto’s victory was declared Saturday afternoon. In a statement on Twitter, he said: “We need to better adjust to our new election laws or we need to work to fix them.”See the Story
Adam Laxalt concedes to Sen. Cortez Masto in US Senate race
Coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · Las VegasAdam Laxalt is the son of a U.S. senator and grandson of another. He is relying on familiar GOP buzzwords in appealing to veterans to help save the country. In some cases he is also capitalizing further on his military experience. Laxal is trying to unseat Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.See the Story
Both candidates courting veterans in Nevada Senate race
58% Center coverage: 12 sources
US & Canada · NevadaDemocrats in Nevada hold both U.S. Senate seats, the governor’s mansion and three of its four U.S. House seats. The state hasn’t backed a Republican presidential candidate since 2004. But as this year’s midterm elections approach, the party’s grip on power is under threat. Catherine Cortez Masto is considered the most vulnerable Democrat in the Senate. Gov. Steve Sisolak is facing a spirited reelection challenge from Republican Joe Lombardo. And the GOP could pick up two House seats in Nevada, which would put the party well on its way to regaining the majority in Washington.See the Story
Nevada's 'Reid Machine' staring down tough test in midterms
49% Center coverage: 8 sources
Jimmy Kimmel · NevadaLate night host Jimmy Kimmel released an ad Friday backing Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) in her bid for reelection against former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R), slamming him as unfit to serve in the Senate.
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Kimmel cuts ad slamming Laxalt: ‘Unbalanced people don’t belong in the Senate’
43% Right coverage: 7 sources
Barack Obama · NevadaFormer President Barack Obama plans to visit Southern Nevada on Nov. 1 to rally for vulnerable Democratic incumbents. Early voting will be a major focus of the visit that Nevada Democrats hope will inject enthusiasm into reelection efforts by Gov. Steve Sisolak, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford.See the Story
Obama to campaign in Nevada amid signs of GOP wave
50% Left coverage: 8 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 Nevada Senate Election?2022 Nevada Senate Election often has a balanced coverage.
Left: 28%
24%
Right: 34%
