President-elect Donald Trump is projected to win Nevada’s six electoral votes, becoming the first GOP presidential candidate to win the state since 2004.
According to The New York Times, preliminary results show the soon-to-be 47th president leading Kamala Harris in the Silver State by 3.3 points, with more than 95 percent of votes tabulated. The projection was made early Saturday morning, days after Trump officially secured the minimum 270 electoral votes necessary to win the White House.
In a statement provided to The Federalist, Chuck Muth, president of the Nevada-based Citizen Outreach Foundation, attributed Trump’s victory in the Silver State to men who “saw a clear and present danger in putting Kamala Harris in the Oval Office.”
“They did what traditional men do when confronted with a serious threat — they showed up and voted for Trump,” Muth said. “Traditional men, with ample support from strong, intelligent women, saved America.”
The Associated Press projected that incumbent Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen defeated Republican Sam Brown in the Silver State’s Senate race. As of this article’s publication, Rosen leads Brown by 1.4 points, with more than 95 percent of votes tabulated.
While often used to shape public opinion rather than gauge it, polling showed Rosen with a comfortable lead heading into Election Day. According to the RealClearPolitics average, the incumbent Democrat was estimated to defeat her GOP opponent by 4.9 points.
In addition to Trump’s victory, Republicans experienced success in state legislature races.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, the GOP appears to “be on track to stave off a Democratic voting supermajority in the Nevada Assembly to protect Gov. Joe Lombardo’s veto power.” The outlet noted how the GOP governor vetoed 75 bills during last year’s legislative session.
Conservative victories also translated into the state’s various ballot initiatives.
Voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment proposal seeking to enact voter ID requirements in elections. They also rejected a ballot amendment aiming to implement ranked-choice voting in the state.
Democrats did succeed, however, in passing a radical pro-abortion amendment proposal.
In Nevada, constitutional amendment proposals produced by citizen-led signature collection campaigns must be passed by voters in two consecutive general elections to amend the state constitution. This year’s election marks the pro-abortion and voter ID initiative’s first appearance on the ballot, which means they will need to be approved by voters during the state’s next general election to ratify the Nevada Constitution.
The ranked-choice voting proposal was previously approved during the state’s 2022 elections. Its failure to pass this year means it will not be added to the state constitution.
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Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
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