Senator Jacky Rosen and GOP Challenger Sam Brown debate the issues (Screenshot)
Senator Jacky Rosen Takes First Lead Over Sam Brown In US Senate Race
Until the ballot drops after Election Day in Clark and Washoe County, Rosen was trailing Brown by thousands of votes
By Megan Barth, November 7, 2024 4:38 pm
As the counting of ballots after “Election Day” in Nevada continues, Senator Jacky Rosen looks poised for reelection as the latest results show Rosen with a near 14,000 ballot lead over GOP challenger Sam Brown. Until the ballot drops after Election Day in Clark and Washoe County, Rosen was trailing Brown by thousands of votes.
Currently, Senator Rosen has widened her lead by 13,278 ballot with a less than one percent lead over Brown.
Yesterday, Rosen’s campaign stated on X: “We feel good about the results we’re seeing, but there are still thousands of votes to be counted. Our democracy takes time, and I’m confident that we will win as more votes come in.”
This afternoon, Brown’s campaign released this statement:
“There are still tens of thousands of uncounted ballots in the race for U.S. Senate and the candidates are separated by less than 1%. There are also thousands of ballots which need to be cured. Sam Brown is committed to ensuring every legally cast, valid vote is counted.”
In 2022, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was reelected by less than 8,000 votes, attributing much of that win to a robust curing operation in Clark County.
Yesterday, the Globe reported that nearly 14,000 ballots needed to be cured. The number of ballots has now increased to 14,388. The deadline for voters to confirm their identity and validate their ballot is November 12th.
The Nevada GOP confirms that their field teams have a robust curing operation and are going door to door, making phone calls, and contacting voters through text messages. Voters can cure by text, phone, online, or in person at their local registrars office to verify their personal identification information. Voters can also volunteer to assist in the curing effort by contacting their state party. The Culinary Union is also leading the curing effort on behalf of Democratic candidates.
Nevada law allows for mail ballots, including those dropped into a ballot drop box, to be counted up to four days after Election Day, and mail ballots without a postmark can be counted for up to three days after Election Day.
Editor’s note: After publishing, the Decision Desk HQ called the race for Jacky Rosen. Brown has yet to concede.
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She finally takes the lead, how many days of after election counting? Us Nevadans are pretty darn stupid to think nothing nefarious is happening with our voter/votes/election department. Nevada is still counting. They will continue to count until all their people gain enough votes to win their seat. Blatant election department corruption. We are one of the smallest populated states and the last to finish the counting. The election methods, department and all involved should be investigated and if found guilty,,arrested, tried and incarcerated for max.