Trump-Endorsed Laxalt Wins Nevada Republican US Senate Primary

Will face Democrat Cortez Masto in November

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (L) introduces Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at a rally at the Durango Hills Community Center in Las Vegas, on Feb. 22, 2016. Cruz is campaigning in Nevada for the Republican presidential nomination ahead of the state's Feb. 23 Republican caucuses. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

LAS VEGAS—Trump-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt defeated a tougher-than-expected opponent on June 14 to win the Republican primary in Nevada.

Laxalt received 56 percent of the vote, while U.S. Army veteran Sam Brown had 34 percent, according to results posted after midnight.