2022 United States Senate election in Nevada

Not to be confused with 2022 Nevada Senate election.

The 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic senator Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election to a second term, narrowly defeating Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.^[1] Nevada's election results were slowed due to state law that allowed voters to submit mail-in ballots until November 12, and allowed voters to fix clerical problems in their mail-in ballots until November 14, 2022.^[2] No Republican has won this specific U.S. Senate seat since Adam Laxalt's grandfather Paul Laxalt won a second full term in 1980.

2022 United States Senate election in Nevada

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Nominee Catherine Cortez Masto Adam Laxalt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 498,316 490,388 Percentage 48.81% 48.04%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Cortez Masto:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Laxalt:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

U.S. senator before election Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic

According to exit polls, Cortez Masto won 62% of Latinos, 64% of young voters, and 52% of women.^[3]

Cortez Masto made protecting abortion rights a central issue of her campaign.^[4] Many experts and forecasters saw Nevada as Republicans' best chance to pickup a seat in the Senate. Despite Laxalt leading in most polls, Cortez Masto narrowly won re-election by a little less than 8,000 votes.

Cortez Masto flipped Washoe County, improving her 2016 voteshare by 1.7%, although Laxalt improved on Joe Heck's margin in rural counties, and performed slightly better in Clark County. The incumbent Democrat's improvements in Washoe compared to 2016 proved to be decisive, as her victory margin there was slightly larger than in Nevada as a whole. With a narrow margin of 0.78%, this was the closest Senate race of the 2022 election cycle and the closest Senate election in Nevada since 1998.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Catherine Cortez Masto, incumbent U.S. Senator (2017–present) and former attorney general of Nevada (2007–2015)^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Stephanie Kasheta^[6]
• Corey Reid^[6]
• Allen Rheinhart, Black Lives Matter activist and candidate for governor in 2014, U.S. Senate in 2016, and Nevada's 1st congressional district in 2020^[7]

Endorsements

Catherine Cortez Masto

Organizations

• AAPI Victory Fund^[8]
• American Israel Public Affairs Committee^[9]
• EMILY's List^[10]
• End Citizens United^[11]
• Feminist Majority PAC^[12]
• Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund^[13]
• Jewish Dems^[14]
• Latino Victory^[15]
• League of Conservation Voters^[16]
• Let America Vote^[11]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[17]
• National Wildlife Federation^[18]
• Natural Resources Defense Council^[19]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[20]
• Population Connection Action Fund^[21]
• Pro-Israel America^[22]
• Sierra Club^[23]
• Women's Political Committee^[24]

Newspapers

• Las Vegas Sun^[25]

Labor unions

• Culinary Workers Union^[26]
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees local 720^[27]
• Nevada AFL–CIO^[28]
• Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association^[29]
• United Auto Workers^[30]

Results

Results by county:

  Cortez Masto

•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   90–100%

Democratic primary results^[6][31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Catherine Cortez Masto (incumbent)	159,694	90.87%
	Democratic	Corey Reid	4,491	2.56%
	None of These Candidates		4,216	2.40%
	Democratic	Allen Rheinhart	3,852	2.19%
	Democratic	Stephanie Kasheta	3,487	1.98%
Total votes			175,740	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Laxalt, former attorney general of Nevada (2015–2019), nominee for governor in 2018, and son of former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici and grandson of former U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt^[32]

Eliminated in primary

• Sam Brown, U.S. Army veteran, Purple Heart recipient, candidate for of the Texas's 102nd House of Representatives district in 2014, and great-grandson of Paul Brown^[33][34]
• William "Bill" Conrad, retired combat veteran ^[6]
• Bill Hockstedler, vice president of Ambient Clinical Analytics, sheriff's office volunteer, and U.S. Air Force veteran^[35]
• Sharelle Mendenhall, pageant queen^[33][34]
• Tyler Perkins^[6]
• Carlo Poliak, retired sanitation worker and perennial candidate^[6]
• Paul Rodriguez^[6]

Declined

• Mark Amodei, U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district (2011–present) (ran for re-election)^[36]
• Heidi Gansert, state senator for the 15th district (2016–present)^[37]
• Dean Heller, former U.S. Senator (2011–2019) and former U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district (2007–2011) (ran for governor)^[38]
• Ben Kieckhefer, state senator for the 16th district (2010–2021)^[37]
• Brian Sandoval, president of the University of Nevada, Reno (2020–present) and former governor of Nevada (2011–2019)^[37]

Debates

2022 United States Senate Republican primary election in Nevada debates[i]
No.	Date	Organizer	Location	Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn					Source
				Sam Brown	Bill Conrad	Bill Hockstedler	Adam Laxalt	Sharellen Mendenhall
1	April 7, 2022	Redmove Nevada	Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno	A	P	P	A	P	[39][40]
2	May 9, 2022	Nevada Newsmakers	Nevada Newsmakers Studio, Reno	P	N	N	P	N	[41][42]

1. Minor candidates that didn't participate in any of the debates are omitted.

Endorsements

Sam Brown (eliminated in primary)

Organizations

• Nevada Republican Party^[43]

Adam Laxalt

Executive Branch officials

• Michael Flynn, former U.S. National Security Advisor (2017) and former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014) (Democratic)^[44]
• Mike Pompeo, 70th U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021)^[45]
• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[46]

U.S. Senators

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (2019–present)^[47]
• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (2015–present)^[48]
• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)^[37]
• Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri (2019–present)^{[49][better source needed]}
• Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1985–present) and Senate Minority Leader (2021–present)^[50]
• Rick Scott, U.S. Senator from Florida (2019–present) and former governor of Florida (2011–2019)^[51]

Statewide officials

• Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida (2019–present)^[52]

Individuals

• Mark Levin, lawyer and author^{[53][better source needed]}
• Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union^{[53][better source needed]}
• Donald Trump Jr., businessman and political activist^{[53][better source needed]}

Organizations

• 60 Plus Association^{[53][better source needed]}
• American Conservative Union^{[53][better source needed]}
• Club for Growth^[54]
• FreedomWorks for America^[55]
• Gun Owners of America^{[53][better source needed]}
• Political Victory Fund^[56][57][58]
• Republican Jewish Coalition^[59]
• Senate Conservatives Fund^[60]

Labor unions

• Las Vegas Peace Officers Association^[61]
• National Association of Police Organizations^[62]
• Nevada Fraternal Order of Police^[61]
• Public Safety Alliance of Nevada^[61]

Polling

Graphical summary

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Sam Brown	Bill Hockstedler	Adam Laxalt	Sharelle Mendenhall	Other [a]	Margin
Real Clear Politics[63]	April 25 – June 7, 2022	June 10, 2022	30.3%	1.0%	51.3%	3.0%	24.4%	Laxalt +21.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Sam Brown	Bill Hockstedler	Adam Laxalt	Sharelle Mendenhall	None of These Candidates	Other	Undecided
OH Predictive Insights[64]	June 6–7, 2022	525 (LV)	± 4.4%	34%	1%	48%	3%	2%	3%[c]	9%
University of Nevada Reno[65]	May 17–27, 2022	368 (LV)	± 5.9%	31%	5%	57%	7%	–	–	–
OH Predictive Insights[66]	May 10–12, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	30%	0%	45%	3%	8%	2%[d]	11%
Emerson College[67]	April 30 – May 2, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	27%	1%	50%	4%	–	3%[e]	15%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[68]	April 25–28, 2022	1,071 (LV)	± 3.0%	26%	1%	50%	3%	–	5%	15%
WPA Intelligence (R)[69][A]	April 24–26, 2022	503 (LV)	± 4.4%	20%	1%	57%	1%	9%	–	12%
WPA Intelligence (R)[70][B]	March 13–15, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	19%	1%	57%	1%	–	3%	15%
OH Predictive Insights[71]	January 19–26, 2022	230 (RV)	± 6.5%	14%	–	37%	–	–	–	49%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Dean Heller	Adam Laxalt	Other	Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R)[72][B]	December 9–11, 2020	300 (LV)	± 5.7%	25%	44%	6%	25%

Results

Results by county:

  Laxalt

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Brown

•   40–50%

Republican primary results^[6][31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Laxalt	127,757	55.91%
	Republican	Sam Brown	78,206	34.23%
	Republican	Sharelle Mendenhall	6,946	3.04%
	None of These Candidates		6,277	2.75%
	Republican	William "Bill" Conrad	3,440	1.51%
	Republican	William "Bill" Hockstedler	2,836	1.24%
	Republican	Paul Rodriguez	1,844	0.81%
	Republican	Tyler Perkins	850	0.37%
	Republican	Carlo Poliak	332	0.15%
Total votes			228,488	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Neil Scott, accountant^[6]

Independent American primary

Candidates

Declared

• Barry Rubinson, nominee for Nevada's 4th congressional district in 2020^[6]

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Barry Lindemann, asset manager^[73]

Not on ballot

• J. J. Destin, truck driver^[74]
• Gretchen Rae Lowe^[74]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[75]	Tossup	March 4, 2022
Inside Elections[76]	Tossup	February 24, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[77]	Lean D	November 7, 2022
Politico[78]	Tossup	April 1, 2022
RCP[79]	Tossup	November 1, 2022
Fox News[80]	Tossup	May 12, 2022
DDHQ[81]	Tossup	August 22, 2022
538[82]	Tossup	September 22, 2022
The Economist[83]	Lean R (flip)	November 6, 2022

Endorsements

Catherine Cortez Masto (D)

U.S. Presidents

• Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States (1993–2001)^[84]
• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017)^[85]

Executive Branch officials

• Pete Buttigieg, United States Secretary of Transportation (2021–present)^[86]

U.S. Senators

• Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (2013–present)^[87]
• Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey (2013–present)^[87]
• Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (2007–present)^[87]
• Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2007–present)^[88]
• Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator for Connecticut (2013–present)^[87]
• Jon Ossoff, U.S. Senator from Georgia (2021–present)^[89]
• Jacky Rosen, U.S. Senator from Nevada (2019–present)^[87]
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present) (Independent)^[90]
• Brian Schatz, U.S. Senator from Hawaii (2012–present)^[87]
• Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator from Michigan (2001–present)^[87]
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)^[91]

State legislators

• Pete Ernaut, state assemblyman (1993–1997) and advisor for Governors, Kenny Guinn and Brian Sandoval (Republican)^[92]

Local officials

• Carl Erquiaga, former Churchill County commissioner (Republican)^[93]
• Di An Putnam, Mayor of Winnemucca, Nevada (Republican)^[94]
• Nathan Robertson, Mayor of Ely, Nevada (Republican)^[95]
• Jason Soto, Chief of police Reno, Nevada (Republican)^[96]

Individuals

• Cher, singer and actress^[97]
• Jimmy Kimmel, talk show host^[98]
• John Legend, singer^[99]
• Martin Sheen, actor^[99]
• Oprah Winfrey, businesswoman and talk show host^[100]

Organizations

• AAPI Victory Fund^[8]
• American Israel Public Affairs Committee^[9]
• EMILY's List^[10]
• End Citizens United^[11]
• Feminist Majority PAC^[12]
• Human Rights Campaign^[101]
• Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund^[13]
• Jewish Dems^[14]
• Latino Victory^[15]
• League of Conservation Voters^[16]
• Let America Vote^[11]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[17]
• National Wildlife Federation^[18]
• Natural Resources Defense Council^[19]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[20]
• Population Connection Action Fund^[21]
• Pro-Israel America^[22]
• Sierra Club^[23]
• Silver State Equality^[102]
• Women's Political Committee^[24]

Newspapers

• Las Vegas Sun^[25]

Labor unions

• Culinary Workers Union^[26]
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees local 720^[27]
• National Education Association^[103]
• Nevada AFL–CIO^[28]
• Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers (NAPSO)^[104]
• Nevada Law Enforcement Coalition (NLEC)^[104]
• Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association^[29]
• United Auto Workers^[30]
• United Mine Workers^[105]

Adam Laxalt (R)

U.S. Presidents

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[46]

Executive Branch officials

• Michael Flynn, former U.S. National Security Advisor (2017) and former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014) (Democratic)^[44]
• Richard Grenell, Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations (2019–2021), United States Ambassador to Germany (2018–2020) and Acting Director of National Intelligence (2020)^[106]
• Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) and Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)^[107]
• Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson for the United States Department of State (2019–2021)^[108]
• Kash Patel, Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense (2020–2021)^[109]
• Rick Perry, United States Secretary of Energy (2017–2019) and Governor of Texas (2000–2015)^[110]
• Mike Pompeo, 70th U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021)^[45][111]
• Matt Schlapp, White House Director of Political Affairs (2003–2005)^[112]
• Mercedes Schlapp, White House Director of Strategic Communications (2017–2019)^[112]
• Matthew Whitaker, Acting United States Attorney General (2018–2019), Chief of Staff to the United States Attorney General (2017–2018) and United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa (2004–2009)^[106]

U.S. Senators

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (2019–present)^[47]
• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (2015–present) and former U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district (2013–2015)^[48]
• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)^[37]
• Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri (2019–present) and former Missouri Attorney General (2017–2019)^[113]
• Cindy Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senator from Mississippi (2018–present)^[108]
• Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1985–present) and Senate Minority Leader (2021–present)^[50]
• Rick Scott, U.S. Senator from Florida (2019–present) and former governor of Florida (2011–2019)^[51]

U.S. Representatives

• Mark Amodei, U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district (2011–present)^[114]
• Tulsi Gabbard, former U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district (2013–2021) (Independent)^[115]

Governors

• Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida (2019–present) and former U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district (2013–2018)^[52]

State officials

• Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida (2011–2019)^[108]

State legislators

• Bob Barengo, former speaker of the Nevada Assembly (1981–1982) and member of the Nevada Assembly from the 29th District (1972–1982) (Democratic)^[116]
• John Ellison, member of the Nevada Assembly from the 33rd District (2011–present) and Speaker pro tempore of the Nevada Assembly (2014–2016)^[117]
• Andy Matthews, member of the Nevada Assembly from the 37th District (2020–present)^[108]
• Jim Wheeler, member of the Nevada Assembly from the 39th District (2013–present) and Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly (2017–2019)^[118]

Local officials

• Victoria Seaman, member of Las Vegas City Council from the 2nd ward (2019–present) and member of the Nevada Assembly from the 34th district (2014–2016)^[119]

Party officials

• Thomas O. Hicks Jr., Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee (2019–present)^[108]
• Ronna McDaniel, Chair of the Republican National Committee (2017–present)^[120]
• Ralph Reed, Chair of the Georgia Republican Party (2001–2003)

Individuals

• Mark Levin, radio host
• Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor^[121]
• Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of Donald Trump^[122]

Organizations

• 60 Plus Association^[53]
• American Conservative Union^[53]
• Campaign for Working Families^[123]
• Club for Growth^[54]
• FreedomWorks for America^[55]
• Gun Owners of America^[53]
• Heritage Action^[124]
• Huck PAC^[125]
• Log Cabin Republicans^[126]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[127]
• National Republican Senatorial Committee^[128]
• National Right to Life Committee^[129]
• Political Victory Fund^[56][58][57]
• Republican Jewish Coalition^[59]
• Senate Conservatives Fund^[60]
• Tea Party Express^[130]

Labor unions

• Las Vegas Peace Officers Association^[61]
• National Association of Police Organizations^[62]
• National Border Patrol Council^[131]
• Nevada Fraternal Order of Police^[61]
• Public Safety Alliance of Nevada^[61]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Catherine Cortez Masto (D)	Adam Laxalt (R)	Undecided [f]	Margin
Real Clear Politics[132]	October 24 – November 7, 2022	November 8, 2022	45.4%	48.8%	5.8%	Laxalt +3.4
FiveThirtyEight[133]	October 5 – November 8, 2022	November 8, 2022	45.9%	47.3%	6.8%	Laxalt +1.4
270towin[134]	October 27 – November 7, 2022	November 8, 2022	45.0%	48.8%	6.2%	Laxalt +3.8
Average			45.4%	48.3%	6.3%	Laxalt +2.9

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Catherine Cortez Masto (D)	Adam Laxalt (R)	None of These Candidates	Other	Undecided
The Trafalgar Group (R)[135]	November 5–7, 2022	1,089 (LV)	± 2.9%	45%	50%	–	2%[g]	2%
Research Co.[136]	November 4–6, 2022	450 (LV)	± 4.6%	46%	47%	–	2%[h]	5%
Data for Progress (D)[137]	November 2–6, 2022	1,100 (LV)	± 3.0%	47%	49%	1%	3%[i]	–
InsiderAdvantage (R)[138][C]	November 4, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	44%	50%	–	2%[j]	5%
KAConsulting (R)[139][D]	November 2–3, 2022	501 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	44%	–	1%	9%
Cygnal (R)[140][C]	November 1–2, 2022	600 (LV)	–	43%	46%	–	5%[k]	6%
Emerson College[141]	October 26–29, 2022	2,000 (LV)	± 2.1%	45%	50%	1%	2%[l]	3%
				46%	51%	1%	3%[m]	–
Suffolk University[142]	October 24–28, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	44%	3%	4%[n]	5%
OH Predictive Insights[143]	October 24–27, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	43%	41%	1%	5%[o]	10%
Susquehanna Polling and Research (R)[144][E]	October 24–27, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.3%	43%	48%	<1%	4%[p]	5%
Echelon Insights[145]	October 24–26, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	45%	–	2%[q]	8%
				46%	48%	–	–	6%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[146]	October 21–24, 2022	1,100 (LV)	± 2.9%	46%	50%	–	3%[r]	2%
Siena Research/NYT[147]	October 19–24, 2022	885 (LV)	± 4.2%	47%	47%	–	2%[s]	4%
Phillips Academy[148]	October 22–23, 2022	1,052 (LV)	± 3.0%	49%	47%	–	–	4%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[149][C]	October 20, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	46%	48%	–	2%[t]	4%
CBS News/YouGov[150]	October 14–19, 2022	1,057 (LV)	± 4.4%	48%	49%	–	3%[u]	–
Data for Progress (D)[151]	October 13–19, 2022	819 (LV)	± 3.0%	48%	49%	–	2%[v]	1%
BSP Research/Shaw & Co.[152][F]	October 12–19, 2022	1,000 (RV)	± 3.1%	44%	42%	–	5%[w]	10%
University of Nevada, Reno[153]	October 5–19, 2022	586 (LV)	± 4.0%	52%	39%	–	3%[x]	5%
WPA Intelligence (R)[154][B]	October 16–18, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	45%	–	6%[y]	–
Rasmussen Reports (R)[155]	October 13–17, 2022	707 (LV)	± 4.0%	43%	48%	–	4%[z]	5%
Suffolk University[156]	October 4–7, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	46%	44%	3%	3%[aa]	5%
WPA Intelligence (R)[154][B]	October 2–4, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	42%	–	4%[ab]	10%
CNN/SSRS[157]	September 26 – October 2, 2022	926 (RV)	± 4.7%	47%	44%	2%	3%[ac]	1%
		828 (LV)	± 5.0%	46%	48%	2%	3%[ad]	–
OH Predictive Insights[158]	September 20–29, 2022	741 (LV)	± 3.6%	43%	45%	3%	2%[ae]	7%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[159][C]	September 20, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	43%	46%	–	2%[af]	9%
Big Data Poll (R)[160]	September 18–20, 2022	750 (LV)	± 3.4%	44%	46%	–	–	–
The Trafalgar Group (R)[161]	September 17–20, 2022	1,086 (LV)	± 2.9%	43%	47%	–	5%[ag]	5%
Data for Progress (D)[162]	September 14–19, 2022	874 (LV)	± 3.0%	46%	47%	–	6%[ah]	2%
Emerson College[163]	September 8–10, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	41%	42%	–	4%	11%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)[164]	August 16–24, 2022	1,332 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	40%	3%	4%[ai]	9%
				48%	47%	–	–	6%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[165]	August 15–18, 2022	1,082 (LV)	± 2.9%	44%	47%	–	4%[aj]	6%
Suffolk University[166]	August 14–17, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	38%	3%	3%[ak]	12%
Beacon Research (D)[167][G]	July 5–20, 2022	479 (RV)	± 4.5%	49%	39%	–	1%	7%
		301 (LV)	± 5.6%	51%	45%	–	1%	2%
Emerson College[168]	July 7–10, 2022	2,000 (RV)	± 2.1%	44%	41%	–	6%	9%
Change Research (D)[169][H]	June 24–27, 2022	701 (LV)	± 3.7%	46%	43%	–	–	12%
University of Nevada, Reno[170]	May 17–27, 2022	1,098 (A)	± 3.4%	48%	27%	–	11%	14%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[171][I]	April 18–20, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	46%	47%	–	–	7%
OH Predictive Insights[172]	April 1–9, 2022	748 (RV)	± 4.4%	43%	35%	–	–	22%
Suffolk University[173]	April 2–6, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	40%	43%	3%	–	14%
Blueprint Polling (D)[174]	March 21–24, 2022	671 (LV)	± 3.8%	40%	47%	–	–	13%
Change Research (D)[169][H]	March 2022	– (LV)	–	44%	46%	–	–	10%
OH Predictive Insights[71]	January 19–26, 2022	755 (RV)	± 3.6%	44%	35%	–	–	21%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[175]	November 24–29, 2021	1,034 (LV)	± 3.0%	41%	44%	–	–	15%
NRSC (R)[176][J]	November 14–17, 2021	571 (LV)	± 4.1%	42%	46%	–	–	12%
The Mellman Group (D)[177]	September 15–22, 2021	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	46%	41%	3%	–	10%
WPA Intelligence (R)[178][A]	September 11–15, 2021	504 (LV)	± 4.4%	37%	39%	12%	–	12%
VCreek/AMG (R)[179][K]	August 9–14, 2021	567 (RV)	± 4.1%	32%	42%	–	–	26%

Hypothetical polling

Catherine Cortez Masto vs. Sam Brown

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Catherine Cortez Masto (D)	Sam Brown (R)	None of These Candidates	Other	Undecided
University of Nevada, Reno[170]	May 17–27, 2022	1,098 (A)	± 3.4%	47%	24%	–	13%	16%
OH Predictive Insights[180]	April 1–9, 2022	748 (RV)	± 4.4%	42%	34%	–	–	24%
Suffolk University[173]	April 2–6, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	39%	40%	5%	–	17%

Results

Swing by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +5-7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5-5%
•   Democratic — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5-5%
•   Republican — +5-7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5-10%

Cortez Masto won urban Clark County and Washoe County, home to Las Vegas and Reno respectively. Combined, these two counties contain more than 80% of the state's total population. While her margin in Clark County fell from 11% in 2016 to 8% in this election, she flipped Washoe County, which she lost by less than 1% in 2016, with a 4% margin of victory. Laxalt won by landslide margins in Nevada's rural counties, but they are lightly populated and cast less than 16% of the total vote. In the end, Cortez Masto's victories in the state's two largest counties gave her too large a lead for Laxalt to overcome in rural Nevada. As of 2025, no Republican has won any U.S. Senate race in Nevada since 2012.

2022 United States Senate election in Nevada^[181]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Catherine Cortez Masto (incumbent)	498,316	48.81%	+1.71%
	Republican	Adam Laxalt	490,388	48.04%	+3.37%
	None of These Candidates		12,441	1.22%	-2.59%
	Independent	Barry Lindemann	8,075	0.79%	N/A
	Libertarian	Neil Scott	6,422	0.63%	N/A
	Independent American	Barry Rubinson	5,208	0.51%	−1.04%
Total votes			1,020,850	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By county

By county

County Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Adam Laxalt Republican None of These Candidates Barry Lindemann Independent Neil Scott Libertarian Barry Rubinson IAPN Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Carson City 10,337 43.63 12,451 52.55 308 1.30 234 0.99 175 0.74 189 0.80 -2,114 -8.92 23,694 Churchill 2,423 24.52 7,032 71.17 153 1.55 110 1.11 99 1.00 63 0.64 -4,609 -46.65 9,880 Clark 357,275 52.40 304,133 44.61 8,216 1.21 4,989 0.73 4,041 0.59 3,144 0.46 53,142 7.79 681,798 Douglas 9,466 32.45 18,890 64.76 288 0.99 214 0.74 173 0.59 138 0.47 -9,424 -32.31 29,169 Elko 3,286 20.30 12,180 75.23 219 1.35 204 1.26 149 0.92 153 0.94 -8,894 -54.93 16,191 Esmeralda 68 14.98 344 75.77 22 4.85 13 2.86 2 0.44 5 1.10 -276 -60.79 454 Eureka 73 9.35 671 85.92 17 2.18 8 1.02 2 0.26 10 1.28 -598 -76.57 781 Humboldt 1,358 22.22 4,456 72.91 132 2.16 75 1.23 45 0.74 46 0.75 -3,098 -50.69 6,112 Lander 387 17.68 1,673 76.43 58 2.65 42 1.92 23 1.05 29 1.32 -1,286 -58.75 2,189 Lincoln 321 14.88 1,727 80.06 62 2.87 12 0.56 21 0.97 14 0.65 -1,406 -65.18 2,157 Lyon 6,244 26.44 16,293 68.99 312 1.32 324 1.37 243 1.03 200 0.85 -10,049 -42.55 23,616 Mineral 660 34.85 1,124 59.34 59 3.12 18 0.95 17 0.90 16 0.84 -464 -24.50 1,894 Nye 5,957 28.61 13,833 66.43 379 1.82 277 1.33 164 0.79 213 1.02 -7,876 -37.82 20,823 Pershing 419 23.58 1,272 71.58 41 2.31 22 1.24 12 0.67 11 0.62 -853 -48.00 1,777 Storey 721 28.15 1,728 67.47 46 1.80 28 1.09 24 0.94 14 0.55 -1,007 -39.32 2,561 Washoe 98,617 50.76 90,002 46.33 2,065 1.06 1,460 0.75 1,204 0.62 932 0.48 8,615 4.43 194,280 White Pine 704 20.40 2,579 74.73 64 1.85 45 1.30 28 0.81 31 0.90 -1,875 -54.33 3,451 Totals 498,316 48.81 490,388 48.04 12,441 1.22 8,075 0.79 6,422 0.63 5,208 0.51 7,928 0.78 1,020,850 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Washoe (largest municipality: Reno)

By congressional district

Cortez Masto won three of four congressional districts.^[182]

District	Cortez Masto	Laxalt	Representative
1st	52%	45%	Dina Titus
2nd	43%	54%	Mark Amodei
3rd	52%	46%	Susie Lee
4th	51%	46%	Steven Horsford

See also

• 2022 United States Senate elections
• 2022 Nevada elections

Notes

1. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. Conrad, Perkins, and Rodriguez with 1%
4. Conrad and Rodriguez with 1%; Perkins and Poliak with 0%
5. Conrad, Perkins, Pollak, and Rodriguez with 1%
6. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
7. Scott (L) with 1%; "Other" with 1%
8. "Some other candidate/None of them" with 2%
9. Scott (L) with 2%; "Another candidate" with 1%
10. "Another candidate" with 2%
11. "Third-party candidate" with 5%
12. Lindemann (I) with 1%; Scott (L) with 1%; Rubinson (IA) with <1%
13. Lindemann (I) with 1%; Scott (L) with 1%; Rubinson (IA) with 1%
14. Scott (L) with 2%; Lindemann (I) with 1%; Rubinson (IA) with 1%
15. Lindemann (I) with 2%; Rubinson (IA) with 1%; Scott (L) with 1%; "Refused" with 1%
16. Rubinson (IA) with 2%; Scott (L) with 1%; "Refuse" with 1%
17. Lindemann (I) with 1%; Scott (I) with 1%; Rubinson (IA) with <1%
18. Scott (L) with 3%
19. Rubinson (IA) with 1%; Scott (L) with 1%; Lindemann (I) with <1%
20. "Another candidate" with 2%
21. "Someone else" with 3%
22. Scott (L) with 1%; "Another candidate" with 1%
23. "Someone else" with 5%
24. "Some other candidate" with 3%
25. Scott (L) with 4%; Rubinson (IA) with 2%
26. "Some other candidate" with 4%
27. Lindemann (I) with 1%; Rubinson (IA) with 1%; Scott (L) with 1%
28. Rubinson (IA) and Scott (L) with 2%
29. "Other" with 3%
30. "Other" with 3%
31. Robinson (IA) with 1%; Scott (L) with 1%
32. "Someone else" with 2%
33. Scott (L) with 2%; "Other" with 3%
34. Scott (L) with 4%; "Another candidate" with 2%
35. Rubinson with 2%; Lindemann and Scott with 1%
36. Scott with 2%; "Other" with 1%
37. Scott with 2%; Rubinson with 1%; Lindemann with 0%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Laxalt's campaign
2. This poll was sponsored by Club for Growth Action, which supports Laxalt
3. Poll conducted for American Greatness, a conservative news and opinions site.
4. Poll conducted for Citizens United, a conservative non-profit organization.
5. Poll conducted for BUSR, an online gambling website.
6. Poll conducted for Univision.
7. This poll was sponsored by the Environmental Voter Project
8. This poll was sponsored by Future Majority and America's Future Majority Fund
9. This poll was sponsored by Battle Born Values PAC
10. This poll was sponsored by the National Republican Senatorial Committee
11. Poll sponsored by Americas PAC