In Nevada, a close contest could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate for the second half of Joe Biden’s presidential term. The outcome of the election between the current Democratic Senator, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Republican Adam Laxalt, a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, could be decided by Latino voters, according to a Univision News poll.
Cortez Masto is in a statistical dead heat, with a lead of just two points over Laxalt that falls within the poll’s margin of error (3.1%). That lead is due in large part to Latino registered voters in the state, 60% of whom favor the Democrat with only 27% backing the Republican. White voters, who are also included among the 1,000 surveyed, give Laxalt an edge by a 16-point margin: 51% – 35%. CONTINUED
José Fernando López, Sergio Garcia-Rios, et al, Univision News
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