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Will Nevada have a runoff election in 2022?

By Todd Butterworth
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Nevada will not have a runoff election and does not provide for them in state law. Only two states, Georgia and Louisiana, require a runoff in a general election when a candidate fails to win a majority (50%) of votes. In every other state, a candidate can win a race with a plurality (highest percentage) of votes.

In the 2022 election, the race for the Nevada's U.S. Senate seat between Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt was very close and not called until Nov. 12, four days after the election. As of Nov. 22, about 8,000 votes separated them. Cortez Masto’s victory decided control of the U.S. Senate for the Democrats.

In Georgia, neither Senate candidate received a majority of the vote, and a runoff election will be held on Dec. 6. 

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Ballotpedia Runoff election
Vox Nevada just decided the battle for Senate control
New York Times Nevada U.S. Senate Election Results
Georgia.gov Georgia Runoff Election 2022
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