Republicans face tall task in effort to erode Democratic state Senate majority

By: Michael Lyle

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 953

Last Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago

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Despite an election year forecast that’s less than encouraging for Republicans in states across the country, Nevada Republicans hope to flip control of the state Senate by ousting three Democratic incumbents, all in Southern Nevada.

It’s a tall order.

All the Democratic candidates have significantly out-raised their Republican challengers according to the most recent state campaign finance reports through July.

Democrats currently hold 13 of the 21 seats in the Senate, and have held both …

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