Reno, Nevada – Afghanistan War veteran Sam Brown has won Nevada’s Republican Senate primary and will face off against a strong Democratic incumbent in November’s general election.
At the time the Associated Press reported the election results, Brown was leading Jeffrey Gunter, a former U.S. ambassador to Iceland, by about 24 percentage points.
The race grew increasingly ugly in the months leading up to the election, with Gunter and Brown sparring over who was the true MAGA and America First candidate.
But former President Trump’s late endorsement appeared to solidify Brown’s position as the front-runner and help him win.
With the ugly Republican primary over, voters in battleground states will decide who will challenge the Democratic incumbent.
Sam Brown, a former U.S. Army captain and Nevada Republican Senate candidate. (Sam Brown, Nevada)
Brown also has the backing of Nevada’s popular Republican governor, Joe Lombard, who normally stays out of the spotlight and rarely voices opinions on issues that draw national attention.
Brown will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in the November general election, and Democrats are hoping her well-funded operation will help her hold on to victories. Silver State In a year when Republicans are expected to perform well across the country, Democrats are firmly in the lead.
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Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) spoke at a press conference at the East Vegas Library on June 16, 2023. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
There has been little polling in the race, but a New York Times poll released last month showed both candidates tied at 41 percent support, with some numbers still undecided.
Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority in the Senate, and Nevada’s election, along with those in West Virginia, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland and Arizona, are seen as Republicans’ biggest opportunity for an upset.
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The Republican lost the race to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in the 2022 election by less than one percentage point.
Election analysts are rating the race as either “Democrat-leaning,” “Democrat-leaning,” or “50-50.”
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