ELECTION UPDATES: Nevada's congressional delegation wins re-election

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AP has called the race in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District for Democratic incumbent Susie Lee. She defeated Republican Drew Johnson to retain her seat in Congress.

Lee sent the following statement Thursday morning:

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AP has called the race in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District for Democratic incumbent Steven Horsford. He defeated former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee.

AP has called the race in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District for Democratic incumbent Dina Titus. Titus has held this seat since she was elected in 2012. She defeated Republican challenger Mark Robertson, a retired U.S. Army colonel.

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It appears all four of Nevada’s incumbents have won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. The latest batch of results extended their leads, but AP has yet to call the races.

In perhaps the safest district for Democrats, electorally, Congresswoman Dina Titus won a rematch against 2022 candidate Mark Robertson in Congressional District 1. Susie Lee, who represents CD3, which comprises most of western Las Vegas and the southern tip of Clark County — and easily the most competitive district in the state — beat tax analyst and conservative opinion columnist Drew Johnson. And in Congressional District 4, including North Las Vegas and much of rural Nevada, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) defeated former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee.

In northern Nevada’s CD2, Republican Mark Amodei fended off a challenge from businessman Greg Kidd, an Independent.

The race for the U.S. Senate Race between incumbent Democrat Jacky Rosen and Republican challenger Sam Brown remains too close to call. However, the latest results show that Rosen is now leading by more than 12,000 votes.

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Shelley Berkley is set to become the next mayor of Las Vegas.

After additional results were reported on Thursday morning, Berkley's lead over Victoria Seaman was 53% to 47%.

On Facebook, Seaman conceded the race: "While the outcome of the Mayor's race is not what we had hoped, I wholeheartedly congratulate Shelly Berkley on her election as the next mayor of Las Vegas. I am confident that she will lead our city with dedication, and I stand ready to support and work alongside her as councilwoman of Ward 2 in any way I can to further the interests of all our residents," she wrote in part.

Election officials across Nevada say thousands of mail-in ballots still need to be processed.

According to the Clark and Washoe County election officials, as many as 100,000 mail-in ballots that were dropped off at ballot boxes on election day have not yet been counted.

Clark County Registrar of Voters Lorena S. Portillo says election workers have been processing ballots around the clock since polls closed.

We did increase our capacity and that included not only equipment but staff members. We had to increase the number of teams we have now and we had to increase our shifts as well.

Election officials say they expect to report on mail ballots received on election day by the end of Wednesday. Under state law, any ballots postmarked by election day and received before Saturday must be counted.

Those outstanding ballots could help determine the winner of races that are too close to call. A prominent example is the U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen and Republican challenger Sam Brown.

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Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Trump won the key states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, with a combined 29 electoral votes to clinch the 270 necessary to win the presidency. As of 5:34am ET Wednesday, Trump had 277 electoral votes total.

Prior to the race call for Wisconsin, and before the Associated Press had called the race in his favor, Trump spoke at Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he stood flanked by family and staff and spoke to a crowd of supporters.

Find more details on this on our homepage from NPR.

Nevada Ballot Question 6 has passed. The Right to Abortion Initiative will be placed again on the Nevada ballot in 2026. The measure would provide a state constitutional right to abortion.

Nevada Ballot Question 3 has failed. The measure would have created open primaries and ranked-choice voting in Nevada.

Nevada Ballot Question 7 has passed. The Voter ID initiative will be placed again on the Nevada ballot in 2026. The measure would require Nevada voters to present a form of identification while voting in person.

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AP has called the race in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District for Republican incumbent Mark Amodei. Amodei, born in Carson City, assumed office for this position in 2011. His only challenger was independent candidate Greg Kidd, a tech investor.

For more live election updates and results as they come in, visit knpr.org.

Nearly three hours after polls closed, the last voter in Nevada has cast their ballot.

That means initial results are starting to trickle in, and former President Donald Trump has a roughly 3.5% lead. The results include all early in-person votes and mail-in ballots received before election day. Republicans maintained a roughly 4.5% voter turnout advantage across the state throughout early voting. The initial results show that some Nevada GOP voters may have voted against the former president.

The results do not include any in-person or mail votes cast or delivered on election day.

In the race for Senate, Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen maintained a half-point lead through early voting. In the House, all four incumbents are leading.

It’s 7 pm, and polls in Nevada are now closed. However, that does not mean the voting has stopped.

Under state law, all voters who were in line when polls closed will still be allowed to vote. State law also prevents election officials from posting results until all Nevadans casting a ballot in person have voted.

Currently, there are still long lines at voting centers across the state. We’ll begin reporting results when we have them.

The latest voter turnout data show at least 175,000 people in Clark County today. Another 25,000 have voted in Washoe County.

The count does not include mail ballots dropped off at polling sites or delivered by postal workers. Any ballots postmarked by today will be counted if delivered before Saturday, Nov. 9.

Prepare yourself for the possibility of late results tonight from Nevada. Polls close at 7 p.m., but the first batch of votes won't be released until the last person in line by 7 has voted.

The executive director of ACLU of Nevada said there's about a three-hour wait in Nye County right now:

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As of 2:30 p.m., more than 125,000 Nevadans had voted in person in today’s general election. More than 100,000 of those did so in Clark County, and another 20,000 voted in Washoe County. And as predicted, the economy and women’s reproductive rights are driving voters to the polls.

Polling shows the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris is statistically tied. However, as Nevadans cast their ballots, concerns about the economy and abortion rights seem to be dividing voters by gender.

Michael Olague of east Las Vegas is retired and has a fixed income. He voted for Trump because he believes the former president better understands the economy than Harris.

“He's got a plan. He's a businessman. You need to run this country like a business. I mean, you got budgets, you got assets, you know, deficits. You can't just go over printing money and spending, spending, spending, you know.”

Latisha Williams went to the polls with her young daughter to vote for Harris because of the vice president’s support of abortion rights.

“It's not good to tell people exactly what to do with their bodies. So this right here standing today says I have the power to choose what I wanna do as I walk on this earth.”

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Some Las Vegas voters said protecting reproductive rights was one of many issues motivating them to turn out. By 10 a.m., a few dozen voters had lined up at CSN’s West Charleston campus to cast their ballots in person.

One was CSN student Gabriel Lepe, a registered Democrat, who said he voted for Vice President Kamala Harris. Lepe was spurred to the polls by a desire to protect the abortion rights.

“I had a family member that does have a disease when it comes down to, like, pregnancy and stuff like that. And it could be severe for them to have children. So, I’d rather have them, you know, have the right to make that decision, what's best for the child and best for the person that's giving birth because some people can't even give birth.”

Lepe says he voted yes on Ballot Question 6, enshrining the right to an abortion up to 24 weeks into Nevada’s constitution. If passed this election cycle, it would appear again on the 2026 ballot.

Aubrielle Ballog said she voted no on the measure because she thinks women should not have the right to an abortion. Ballog voted for former President Donald Trump.

“I believe that God gave our moms babies for a reason … to create life. And I don't believe killing babies is a good thing. And I feel like that [women] shouldn't have a right to abortion, and I believe it's wrong.”

In a 2024 public opinion survey, research firm Noble Predictive Insights found that a majority of Nevada voters support some level of abortion rights.

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar visited the Allegiant Stadium voting site on Tuesday morning. As of 1 p.m., more than 1,700 voters had cast a ballot there.

Aguilar said voters should be proud that Nevada "has some of the safest, most secure and accessible elections" in the country.

Compared to the rest of the country, he said, "We're at the top of the list ... We have two weeks of early voting. We have universal mail ballot, which is pretty significant. Every eligible registered Nevadan gets a mail ballot. In addition to that, we have the EASE system, which is our digital platform. We're the first state in the country to allow tribal members to vote on tribal land through the digital system."

Aguilar said multiple agencies are working together today to ensure a smooth process.

More than 60,000 people in Clark County have, so far, cast a ballot in person today’s general election. Another 10,000 people have voted in Washoe County.

The latest vote count does not include mail ballots dropped off at polling sites or delivered by postal workers. Any ballots postmarked by today will be counted if delivered before Saturday, Nov. 9.

Three hours after polls opened, more than 45,000 people in Clark County have voted in person. In Washoe County, just under 6,200 votes have been cast today.

The latest vote count does not include mail ballots dropped off at polling sites or delivered by postal workers.

Election officials have not reported any issues and lines at polling sites appear minimal.

As of 9:18 a.m. on this Election Day, more than 31,600 Nevadans have voted in Clark County. More than 500 of those people have voted at Allegiant Stadium, the newest and busiest voting center in Las Vegas. Folks were in line there at 5 a.m.

Here's the analysis of turnout so far:

Polls in Nevada are open until 7 p.m.

And once the last person in the state casts their ballot, we should see the initial results of in-person early voting.

Here’s a quick timeline of when state election officials expect to post results:

• Election Night | After the Secretary of State's Office has confirmed all Nevada polls are closed and the last voter has voted, the first results will be posted on Results.NV.gov.
  
  • If you are in line by 7 p.m., stay in line. As long as you are in line by 7 p.m., you will still be allowed to vote regardless of the polling location's closure time.
  • The first results will include mail ballots received before Election Day, and early voting in-person results.

• Election Day in-person results will be included in subsequent data uploads as counties tabulate and send them to the Secretary of State's Office.
• November 9 | The deadline for county election officials to accept mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day.
• November 12 | The deadline for voters to cure their ballots.
• November 15 | Canvass of the general election returns by each county board of commissioners/supervisors.
• November 26 | Canvass of the general election returns by the Nevada Supreme Court.
• December 17 | The Electoral College meets.

Election day is here, and polls are now open in Nevada. So far, more than a million Nevadans have already cast a ballot in this election.

For information on where you can cast a ballot or to look up wait times at polling sites, you can visit the following sites…

Clark County:
https://elections.clarkcountynv.gov/VoteCentersVoter/index.html

Washoe County:
https://www.washoecounty.gov/voters/2024-election/vote_centers.php

• 15 minutes until polls open in Nevada and there's already a line at the Nellis Crossing polling site. pic.twitter.com/1mZVgkOdZQ

  — Paul Boger (@Paul_Boger) November 5, 2024

More than a million votes have already been cast in Nevada’s 2024 general election, but several thousand of those votes require signature verification.

As of Monday, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office said nearly 14,000 mail-in ballots needed to be signature-cured in Nevada. That’s when a signature on a mail ballot does not match what the election officials have on file. Those votes are not counted until the signatures are checked or “cured.”

Election officials will be sending text messages to voters who need to cure their ballot over the coming days.

Nevadans can also track their ballot using the state’s Ballot Trax system. Voters have until November 12 at 5 pm to address signature issues.

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Lorena Portillo, Clark County registrar of voters, said most concerns about voter fraud and voting integrity arise because people are not well informed about the safeguards in place to ensure accuracy.

"Sometimes it's better that folks come and observe," she said. "We have a great observation program during an election cycle. Folks are able to come in person and actually see our folks, and how each step happens with the mail ballot. Observation can also be at the polls.”

Poll observers are paired in bipartisan teams. However, Portillo says safety has become a “grave concern.”

“Back in 2020, we were making decisions that were the best for that time and it was on a daily basis. We had to reanalyze and analyze again how we were approaching security. We were always sure of our processes. But it's a piece of the process that just exploded. And we were able to have local, state and federal law enforcement in many ways to control and make sure that everyone felt safe. Not only the poll workers, but also the workers here at headquarters. We wanted to make sure voters felt safe. I just can't reiterate enough that we take it very seriously.”

The Nevada Legislature passed a bill, the Election Worker Protection Act, ensuring safety at voting places.

There are many internal systems to ensure voting integrity. Most states already use the Voter Registration and Election Management (VREMS) system, which is being used for Nevada's election this fall. It integrates all the information from each county into a single place, making the state's system faster and more efficient.

“It's not only working here in Nevada, it's worked in other counties and other states," Portillo said. "So the safety of the security of the system has been well-vetted. And we're comfortable that the voter's just going to have a seamless process. And we're going to be able to produce those election results that everyone's waiting for in a more efficient way and more standardized way.”

Most states also participate in a program called Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) to correct and update voter data, such as confirming that a voter has moved from one state to another.

The ACLU of Nevada on Monday morning said more than 50 attorney volunteers and 100 other volunteers will be in all of Nevada's 17 counties on Election Day to ensure voter protection and monitor "for potential legal violations in the electoral process."

They'll be working in partnership with Silver State Voices and the Let Nevadans Vote Coalition.

"Attorney volunteers will play a crucial role on the ground, ready to address complex voting rights issues and help lay the groundwork for potential litigation," they wrote in a media release. "The scale of this initiative represents the most extensive Election Protection program ever implemented in Nevada and is poised to make a significant impact on the integrity and accessibility of the state's electoral process. With Nevada increasingly at the forefront of this election cycle, Voter Protection Alliance is a powerful response to the growing threats facing voters and is ready to take any necessary legal action to protect the rights of Nevada voters."

A further statement from ACLU of Nevada executive director Athar Haseebullah said in part: "While we hope for a positive experience for all voters on Tuesday regardless of who they vote for, we are prepared to challenge any barrier that stands between Nevadans and their right to vote on Tuesday and beyond."

Nevada is the smallest electoral vote prize of the battleground states, but it has one of the best track records as a presidential bellwether. The candidate who won Nevada has gone on to win the White House in 27 of the past 30 presidential elections.

Polls are open tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

As of Friday morning, more than 11,000 mail-in ballots need to be signature-cured in Nevada. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck has more information:

If you return your mail-in ballot and your signature doesn’t match what your county election department has on file, your vote will not be counted.

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says it’s heartbreaking if ballots are not counted because of this.

"Any voter that makes the effort to vote and it goes into a cure process breaks my heart because they made such a substantial effort to engage, and we want that vote to be counted," he said.

There are several ways to track your ballot, including signing up through Ballot Trax online, and through the Nevada Secretary of State’s website. If your contact information on your voter registration is up to date, which you can also update through the Secretary of State, your county will contact you. Political parties might also reach out.

Nevada voters have until Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. to address the issue.

If you’re voting in person Tuesday, you must be in line by 7 pm.

Early voting in Nevada is officially over, and more than half of all registered voters in the state have already cast a ballot. More than a million people have voted in the 2024 general election, according to the latest data from the Secretary of State’s office.

Since the highest voter turnout recorded in any election in Nevada was 78.2 percent in 2020, it’s also safe to assume that the vast majority of voters who will cast a ballot in this election already have.

As it stands, Republicans continue to hold a voter turnout advantage of about 4.3% over Democrats. Much of that support is found in rural Nevada, where Republicans in many counties are turning out at higher rates than in the Democratic stronghold of Clark County. It’s also important to note that ballots cast by non-partisan voters make up more than a quarter of the vote.

Total Number of EASE, mail-in, and early in-person votes:

38.0% - 398,868
33.7% - 353,766
28.2% - 295,755

Of course, that does not mean voting has stopped. Thousands of mail-in ballots will be delivered to election departments in the coming days. We’ll find out how many on Election Day when we get our next round of voter turnout data.

The FBI on Friday evening released a statement on their plan for Election Day.

A spokeswoman for the agency said FBI Las Vegas will be stationed at an election command post on Nov. 5, "in keeping with our standard election day protocol." The center is staffed around the clock to assess election-related threats in the area.

"The FBI has a duty to plan for a host of potential scenarios related to election fraud, voter suppression, foreign malign influence, malicious cyber activity against election infrastructure, and threats to election workers. We are committed to protecting the American public’s right to a fair and safe election," the statement said.

The FBI said they, along with the Department of Justice, established an Election Threats Task Force to address reported threats targeting election workers.

The agency encouraged citizens to report allegations of election fraud and other election abuses to tips.fbi.gov or 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).

Today is the final day of in-person early voting. After today, the only in-person voting day left is Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. If you're voting in Clark County, check this map for polling site wait times before you head out.

In a press call Friday morning, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said so far in early voting, they've seen a turnout of 945,000 voters: 365,000 Republican, 321,000 Democrat and 260,000 nonpartisan/others.

So far, more than 5,100 voters have used the state's EASE system.

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In Nevada, this system is making it easier for tribal members to vote

Paul Boger

Although the start of early voting in Nevada is still a couple of weeks away, the first votes of the 2024 general election have already been cast.

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Nevada is about as purple as a swing state can get. Four in 10 registered voters there are not affiliated with either major political party. Nonpartisan voters are the largest single group in the state.

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There are a lot of nonpartisan voters in Nevada, making the swing state hard to read

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Since 2020, voters in Nevada who aren't registered with a party have become the largest voting group in the state. That means it's hard to predict how they'll vote so campaigns are courting them.

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Both major presidential candidates held rallies in Arizona and Nevada

Tamara Keith

We catch up on the last-minute Arizona and Nevada stops by Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump.

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Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump headed West yesterday to deliver their closing arguments of the campaign to voters in the critical swing states of Arizona and Nevada. Both candidates are hoping to win over Latino voters in the states and talk about border security, one of the biggest issues for the campaign. While in Arizona, Harris criticized remarks Trump made at a rally Wednesday, where he claimed he would protect women "whether the women like it or not." She framed the comment as a warning about the potential consequences of a second Trump presidency for women.

More than 40% of registered voters in Nevada have already cast a ballot ahead of next week’s general election. After 11 days of early voting, Republicans have maintained a roughly 5% voter turnout lead over Democrats. Nonpartisans also account for nearly one-quarter of the votes already cast in this election.

In previous elections, early voting was the period that Democrats were able to create a turnout advantage in Clark and Washoe counties large enough to carry them victory despite significant in-person voting from Republicans on election day. At this point, Democrats are only leading by about one percent in Clark County.

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will host rallies in the Las Vegas area this week. Both candidates are expected in Southern Nevada on Thursday, Oct. 31, which is Nevada Day (proper) and Halloween.⁠

Harris' event is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. with special guest Maná at a yet-to-be-disclosed location. Those interested in attending can text GO to 30330.⁠ Trump will host his second Nevada rally in two weeks in Henderson. The rally will be held at Lee's Family Forum at 3:30 p.m. Those interested in attending can RSVP on the candidate's website.⁠

With both candidates in town, expect heavy traffic delays around the valley.⁠

From the polls to the poles: At least two Las Vegas strip clubs are encouraging voter turnout this election. ⁠
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Little Darlings is displaying a sign advertising free entry with an "I Voted" sticker. In the meantime, Crazy Horse 3 is hosting "Dances for Democracy." Guests who present the same sticker will get one free lap dance from noon until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.⁠ They will also host an election viewing party, and Nevadans get in free.⁠

DO

• Try to vote early or be prepared to stand in line. Polls close at 7 p.m., but anyone in line at that time will be allowed to vote.
• Food and drinks are allowed while in line but may be prohibited inside specific polling sites.
• Bring your sample ballot, just make sure to take it with you.
• Post your “I Voted” sticker, but not your ballot.
• Expect the first batch of results to be released after the last person in Nevada has voted.

DON'T

Seriously, some of these are misdemeanors under Nevada Revised Statutes.

• Talk about candidates, political parties or ballot measures.
• Wear a shirt, hat or button in favor or opposition to any candidate, political party or ballot question.
• Take and post a picture of your ballot after you have voted. (This is considered a Class E felony punishable by up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine.)

According to NRS, these activities are considered electioneering, which is not allowed within 100 feet of the nearest active voter. It’s defined as campaigning for or against a candidate, ballot question or political party by:

• Posting signs relating to the support of or opposition to a candidate, ballot question or political party;
• Distributing literature relating to the support of or opposition to a candidate, ballot question or political party;
• Using loudspeakers to broadcast information relating to the support of or opposition to a candidate, ballot question or political party;
• Buying, selling, wearing or displaying any badge, button or other insigne which expressly refers to any political party or a candidate or ballot question to be voted upon at that election; or
• Soliciting signatures to any kind of petition.