Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Democrat, clinched reelection in a tight race over the weekend, bucking the state’s swing toward Donald Trump in the presidential vote and curbing Republican gains in the Senate.
Rosen’s win over former military officer Sam Brown was one of the final Senate races to be called after Tuesday’s election, in which Republicans flipped enough seats to win control of the chamber. She was also the second Jewish Democrat to narrowly prevail in a swing state that went for Trump, after Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s Senate race was called in her favor last week.
A former synagogue president, Rosen was hand-picked by the late Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid to run for Congress in 2016. Less than two years later, again urged on by Reid, she won her first Senate term. (She likes to say it was harder leading a synagogue than working in national politics.)
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With 96% of the vote counted as of Monday morning, Rosen led Brown by more than 21,000 votes, or 1.6 percentage points, according to the Associated Press. Her win gives Democrats 46 seats. The race in Arizona has yet to be called, and while the Associated Press has called Pennsylvania’s Senate race for the Republican candidate, the Democratic incumbent has yet to concede.
Rosen stressed her bipartisan record in her victory speech, stating, “No matter how anyone cast their vote this election, I represent all Nevadans, and I’ve shown that in my work.”
Rosen has become a leading figure in combating antisemitism on Capitol Hill, setting up a Senate task force on the issue with Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford. She is a lead cosponsor of the Countering Antisemitism Act, which would create a coordinator to combat antisemitism domestically. Last year, she faced death threats in the wake of the launch of the Israel-Hamas war.
She has also earned a derisive nickname from Trump: “Wacky Jacky.”
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Nevadans will elect officials to represent them in state government, ahead of next year’s biennial legislative session. According to the state: “Members of the Assembly are elected every two years, and Senators serve a term of four years. Legislators are only allowed to serve a total of twelve years in each house. This means that a legislator can serve in one house (Assembly or Senate) for twelve years, then serve in the other house (Assembly or Senate) for another twelve years.”
Lawmakers craft and balance a budget for two years, and work to pass legislation to protect the rights and freedoms of residents. Major priorities will likely include things like healthcare costs, education funding, data center regulations, and environmental protections.
Election Snapshot
Primary Election: June 9, 2026
General Election: November 3, 2026
Nevada voters will choose party nominees in the primary election, then elect the legislator in the general election.
Nevadans can vote by mail, early in person, or on Election Day (see Polling Places page).
Mail ballots are automatically sent to all active registered voters. You can check your voter registration status here.
What Does the Assembly Do?
The Nevada State Assembly is one body of the state’s legislative branch of government. The Assembly, along with the State Senate, works to pass laws, pass budgets, and meets every two years at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. The Nevada Constitution sets the maximum number of legislators to 75, and the number of Senators cannot be less than one-third, or more than one-half, of the number of Assembly members. Since 1983, the Nevada Legislature has had 21 members in the Senate and 42 members in the Assembly.
Many races for Assembly seats have no primary election, as there aren’t enough candidates. We’re listing those with primary decisions first.
Nevada Assembly District 25
Incumbent Selena La Rue Hatch (Democrat) has no challenger in the primary, so she will be on November’s general election ballot.
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Republican Primary
Nevada Assembly District 39
Erich Obermayr (Democrat) has no challenger in the primary, so he will be on November’s general election ballot.
Republican Primary
Incumbent Blayne Osborn (Republican) is running against three challengers in June’s primary election.
Nevada Assembly District 40
This seat is open after incumbent Philip O’Neill did not file for reelection.
Oscar Fuentes (Democrat) has no challenger in the primary, so he will be on November’s general election ballot.
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Republican Primary
Editor’s Note: Candidate Stacy M. Woodbury filled out the questionnaire from the Sierra Nevada Ally. You can read it here.
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The following Assembly districts have no primary election, as the candidates for the general election have been decided.
has named Mackenzie Warren Kay, a shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s State Government Relations Group, to its board of directors.
In her role, Warren Kay will support the organization’s strategic and fundraising efforts and serve on one of its committees.
“The Girl Scouts’ mission resonates with me on a personal level,” said Warren Kay. “I believe in giving every young woman the tools to be resilient, joyful, independent and confident to dream big—Girl Scouts does that.”
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A traffic incident near the Nevada-California border caused traffic delays for drivers along Interstate 15 Saturday morning, according to RTC of Southern Nevada.
The incident occurred on southbound I-15 before Yates Well Road near Nipton, California.
(RTC of Southern Nevada)
RTC told drivers to expect delays and traffic was moving slowly Saturday morning.
As of 2 p.m. Saturday, traffic was still backed up near the stateline.
