Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., has been re-elected to the Senate in Nevada, according to Friday night's race call by the Associated Press.
The Democrat senator successfully fended off a challenge from veteran Sam Brown, a Republican endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump. Rosen was first elected to the Senate in 2018 and this was her first re-election. Prior to the election, Fox News Power Rankings in September considered the November Senate match to be one of two "toss-ups," alongside Ohio.
JACKY ROSEN HAS BEEN SUPPORTING BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN AGENDA THAT HAS LEFT MANY NEVADANS HURT: SAM BROWN Sam Brown, left, and Jacky Rosen, right, each ran for Senate in Nevada. (Reuters) A top political handicapper, the Cook Political Report , had similarly rated it a "toss up" earlier in the year but more recently shifted the race back to "Lean Democrat." Cook cited polling in the summer months that showed Rosen outpacing Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris by a significant margin.
Also in the category were Senate races in Arizona and Pennsylvania. HISPANIC VOTERS RAIL AGAINST 'DISHONEST' BIDEN-HARRIS BORDER RECORD AS POLL SHOWS TRUMP GAINING IN KEY STATES Incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen first won the Senate seat in 2018.
(Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Nevada was a critical swing state for elections down-ballot, including the presidential and Senate races. While the Nevada Senate battle wasn't thought of as necessary for Republicans to gain .