Cortez Masto wins Nevada Senate race, clinching Democratic control of Senate

FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, attend rallies ahead of the midterm elections in Minden, Nevada, U.S., October 8, 2022 and Henderson, Nevada, U.S. November 7, 2022 in a combination of file photographs. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/David Swanson

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Saturday in a victory that guarantees the Senate will be controlled by Democrats in 2023.

Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.