GOP Underdog Gaining Momentum in Nevada US Senate Race

Sam Brown appears to be edging closer to Sen. Jacky Rosen in a contest the incumbent first-term Democrat enjoyed a lead of 5 percentage points in 2018.

(Left) Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown in Reno, Nev., on June 14, 2022. (Right) Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) in Dry Lake Valley, Nev., on June 28, 2021. Josh Edelson/Getty Images; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for MGM Resorts International

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown appears to be gaining ground in the last days of his underdog campaign to unseat first-term Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), who defeated the last Republican to represent triple-tier battleground Nevada in the Senate by 5 percentage points in 2018.

FiveThirtyEight’s Nov. 2 poll aggregate has Rosen leading by a composite of 5.6 percentage points. A Nov. 3 RealClear Politics (RCP) Pollster Scorecard compilation of nine Rosen-Brown polls since Oct. 8 has Rosen up in eight by an average of 4.6 percentage points.