U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., won her re-election against Republican challenger Sam Brown, with the Associated Press calling the race at 9:15 p.m. Friday.
“Thank you, Nevada! I’m honored and grateful to continue serving as your United States Senator,” Rosen said in a post on X Friday night.
The senator received 47.8 percent of votes to Republican challenger Sam Brown’s 46.4 percent, with 96 percent of the votes counted.
The race was called with Rosen leading Brown by over 20,500 votes Friday night.
A Rosen win is an important hold for Democrats in a now-Republican dominated Senate, and it ensures both Nevada senators are in the D column and puts them in a position to defend and rebuild toward a Democratic majority in the future.
Before the AP called the race, the Brown campaign said in a statement Thursday afternoon that there are still tens of thousands of uncounted ballots in the race for U.S. Senate, separating the candidates by less than 1 percentage point.
“There are thousands of ballots which need to be cured,” the campaign said in the statement. “Sam Brown is committed to ensuring every legally cast, valid vote is counted.”
