In The News: Department of Political Science

The primary election is done in Nevada. Now candidates and voters are looking ahead to the General Election in November. Our experts will analyze the primary election and give their thoughts to what’s ahead for the General Election.

The primary election is done in Nevada. Now candidates and voters are looking ahead to the General Election in November. Our experts will analyze the primary election and give their thoughts to what’s ahead for the General Election.
Nevada is one of three toss-up states Senate Democrats are defending

Nevada saw a landslide victory in its Democratic rimary this week for a state lawmaker who says she was targeted by Southwest Gas and other groups for promoting climate-change legislation.

Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general who has embraced lies about the 2020 election, won the Republican nomination for a pivotal Nevada Senate seat, fending off a challenge from a political newcomer and setting up what will likely be a fierce and costly race against incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, one of the most endangered Democrats in an evenly divided Senate.

Adam Laxalt won the Republican nomination Tuesday for a pivotal Nevada Senate seat, fending off a challenge from a political newcomer and setting up a fierce November contest to topple incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in a race that could swing power in the U.S. Senate.

While the results are not yet official, it appears we now know who will represent their respective parties heading into this fall’s general election.
In Republican-dominated Nye County, the political mudslinging came to a fever pitch ahead of Tuesday’s June 14 primary election, where there was fierce competition in the GOP race for District 4 county commissioner between incumbent Leo Blundo and one of his two challengers, businessman Ron Boskovich.

Right-wing Republican candidates won a majority of statewide races in the Nevada primary Tuesday, many of whom have embraced election conspiracies. But that doesn’t mean that a red wave is coming in November, some experts say.

Dr. Rebecca Gill, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ assistant professor of political science, analyzes what allegations of election fraud will mean going into the November election.

Adam Laxalt is one of Nevada's most prominent Republicans, someone who has already won statewide office and attracted support from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Though Laxalt is still considered the favorite to win, both candidates are expected to have a similar chance in November at defeating Cortez Masto.