Political power players are eyeing Nevada’s primary election Tuesday, with races on the ballot on June 14 considered among the most important in the 2022 midterm elections.
Republicans are vying for a chance to challenge incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) in November as part of a broader plan to recapture the U.S. Senate.
Cortez Masto, now finishing her first term in the U.S. Senate, faces three Democrat challengers Tuesday in Nevada’s primary. Analysts expect her to sail through that skirmish before facing one of eight Republicans battling it out in the GOP primary on June 14.
Polls have left a foggy picture of whether Cortez Masto will prevail. Analyses by Inside Elections and Sabato’s Crystal Ball categorize the midterm contest as a toss-up….