According to NBC News, President-elect Donald Trump led Nevada over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
Trump lost six of the state’s electoral votes in both of his previous White House bids. But both of those losses to Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were by less than 2.5 percentage points, and since then Trump and the Republican Party have lost significant ground against Latino voters and other key voting groups in the state. made progress.
Nevada will elect a Republican governor in 2022, Joe Lombardo, favored by President Trump, but Democrats have managed to hold out in other close races, a recurring theme in recent years. But Trump’s victory marks a milestone for Republicans in a state where Democrats have held mostly majorities in recent years. Republicans have not won a presidential election there since 2004.
President Trump has made frequent stops in Las Vegas on the campaign trail, repeatedly touting his promise to “not tax tips”, a state where a significant number of residents work for tip wages in the entertainment and hospitality industry. Trump announced the proposal at a campaign rally in Las Vegas in June.
Harris also supported this idea, and during a visit to the state in August, she touted support from the powerful culinary union and other organizations. Harris visited Las Vegas several times after becoming the Democratic nominee in the summer.
In Nevada, six Republican “fake electors” were indicted last year on forgery charges for allegedly submitting false certificates to Congress declaring Trump the winner of the state four years ago. Mr. was victorious. A Nevada judge dismissed the case in June 2024, ruling that the venue was incorrect. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, appealed the ruling in July.
Nevada relies heavily on mail-in voting, which Trump and his Republican allies heavily criticized in the 2020 election and beyond. But the party has made a more concerted effort this year to encourage voters to vote by mail, with President Trump urging his supporters to vote in any way possible.
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