Catherine Cortez Masto projected to win Senate race in Nevada
Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto will win Nevada’s Senate race against Republican Adam Laxalt, ABC News has projected.
Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, was narrowing the gap with Laxalt before the race was officially called on Saturday evening.
Her win means Democrats will control the Senate in the next Congress.
ABC News can report that Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is projected to win Washington's Third Congressional District, defeating Republican Joe Kent, who former President Donald Trump endorsed.
With 97% of the EV in, Gluesenkamp Perez had 50% of the vote and Kent had 49% of the vote.
Gluesenkamp Perez will replace Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for his role in the Capitol riot. Beutler did not advance in Washington's all-party primary in August.
Now that the district will be represented by Gluesenkamp Perez in the next Congress, it's another seat flipped by Democrats.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Bill Gates said Saturday to anticipate the next vote drop in the 8 p.m. ET hour -- and to expect about 80,000 votes, with a "large majority" being late early ballots dropped off on Election Day.
The key race in the state that remains too close to call is the gubernatorial contest between Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican Kari Lake. As of Saturday morning, Hobbs led Lake 51% to 49% with 84% of the expected vote reported.
As of early Saturday morning, Republicans have won 211 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives while Democrats have won 205.
Republicans flipped a total of 16 House seats so far, according to ABC News projections, while Democrats flipped five House seats.
Nineteen House races remain outstanding. Of those, Republicans lead in 10 of them and Democrats are ahead in nine of them. Republicans only need to win seven outstanding seats to get control of the House.