US Senate candidates in Nevada locked in neck-and-neck race

By REBECCA BOONE
Associated Press

RENO, Nev. (AP) — For a swing state, there’s been remarkably little motion in Nevada’s polls: Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt have been locked in a tight race for weeks. Both have hit hard on national party talking points. Laxalt has blamed inflation and illegal immigration on Democratic policies. Cortez Masto has promised to block GOP-led attempts at a nationwide abortion ban and said she will fight for a pathway to permanent citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children. But those issues aren’t necessarily sure-fire wins in Nevada. As voters headed to the polls Tuesday, the nail-biting race may hinge on nuance.